Question 49 · LDEK · Caries risk assessment and prevention
Which of the following allow to categorize a patient into the high caries risk group?
1) reduced salivary flow rate;
2) high number of restorations;
3) low level of Actinomyces;
4) presence of orthodontic brackets;
5) high buffer capacity of the saliva;
6) high counts of mutans streptococci (MS) in the saliva;
7) healthy posterior teeth.
The correct answer is:
2) high number of restorations;
3) low level of Actinomyces;
4) presence of orthodontic brackets;
5) high buffer capacity of the saliva;
6) high counts of mutans streptococci (MS) in the saliva;
7) healthy posterior teeth.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3,4.
- B. 4,5,6,7.
- C. 1,3,5,7.
- D. 2,4,6,7.
- E. 1,2,4,6.
Hint
Separate the factors that raise caries risk from those that are protective or that indicate a healthy dentition.
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