Dental health during pregnancy and early childhood quiz

This is a 7-question quiz to test your knowledge of the materials provided in the Practice Information Sheet. Please record your choices on a piece of paper and use it to compare with the answers we provide at the bottom of this page.

Question 1  During pregnancy women can experience increased risk of:
                   Choose one answer.

(a)  caries
(b)  gingivitis
(c)  erosion
(d)  all of the above

Question 2  Caries risk and erosive factors during pregnancy.
          (ONE of the following statements is false; pick the FALSE statement):

(a)  Patients who are at high caries risk before pregnancy are very likely to develop new lesions
      during pregnancy

(b)  Erosive factors during pregnancy can accelerate caries progression

(c)  Pregnancy does not increase caries risk for women who are at low risk before pregnancy

(d)  Some low caries risk women will experience an increase in caries risk during pregnancy

Question 3  Nausea and vomiting in pregnant woman.
          (ONE of the following statements is false; pick the FALSE statement):

(a)  constant hunger, food fads or eating to help control nausea cause changes to very few
      pregnant women’s eating habits

(b)  Nausea and vomiting have been recorded in 70% of pregnant woman

(c)  Maintaining good oral hygiene is essential and possible to maintain during pregnancy

(d)  Half of the pregnant women who report having oral health problems do not get dental care

Question 4  Persistent vomiting or reflux during pregnancy: (Choose one answer.)

(a)   may warrant more frequent dental check ups
(b)   nausea during brushing may affect the patient's brushing pattern/frequency
(c)   may require the use of additional dental products to help maintaining good oral health
(d)   all of the above

Question 5  When the pH in the oral cavity becomes acidic after vomiting it is essential to:
          (ONE of the following statements is false; pick the FALSE statement):

(a)   brush with toothpaste with fluoride immediately
(b)   rinse out the mouth as quickly as possible
(c)   delay toothbrushing until 30 minutes after vomiting
(d)   use of a 0.2% NaF rinse would be beneficial

Question 6  Factors affecting the baby during pregnancy.
          (ONE of the following statements is false; pick the FALSE statement):

(a)   Factors such as prolonged or difficult delivery, uncontrolled diabetes, pregnancy
       toxaemia or some viral infections can contribute to enamel hypoplasia in an infant.

(b)   Active periodontal disease during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of birth defects
       including growth retardation and central nervous system abnormalities.

(c)   Maternal medication during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with increased risk of
       birth defects including cleft palate/lip formation.

(d)   A large number of congenital disorders are due to excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

(e)  Smoking during pregnancy can contribute to increased risk of cranio-facial abnormalities.

Question 7  ONE of the following statements is false; pick the FALSE statement:

(a)  Dietary counselling is an important and urgent requirement in the process of treating ECC.
(b)  Atraumatic restorative technique (ART) can usually be done using hand instruments
      and no local analgesia (LA)
(c)  Atraumatic restorative technique (ART) should not be used in young children
(d)  no fluoride product should be used when the child has an empty stomach (e.g. before breakfast)
      as fluoride absorption is increased
(e)  Calcium products in the stomach lower fluoride absorption, resulting in lower blood plasma
      fluoride level.

Please choose your response to the seven questions above:

Choice 1	1 (d)	2 (c)	3 (a)	4 (a)	5 (c)	6 (a)	7 (c)
Choice 2	1 (d)	2 (c)	3 (a)	4 (d)	5 (a)	6 (b)	7 (c)
Choice 3	1 (c)	2 (b)	3 (a)	4 (d)	5 (a)	6 (c)	7 (d)
Choice 4	1 (b)	2 (d)	3 (b)	4 (a)	5 (c)	6 (a)	7 (c)
Choice 5	1 (d)	2 (a)	3 (d)	4 (c)	5 (a)	6 (c)	7 (d)
Choice 6	1 (b)	2 (d)	3 (c)	4 (a)	5 (c)	6 (a)	7 (a)