1. Which of the following cannot be assessed by lateral cephalogram?

a. Mandibular lateral asymmetry

b. Vertical facial discrepancy
c. Increased posterior height
d. Decreased anterior height

Ans) A

2. Cephalometrics was introduced by?

a. Margolis and William Wilson in 1925
b. Tweed and wills in 1940
c. Bjork and sassouni in 1995
d. Broadbent and Hofrath in1932

Ans) D

3. Registration point?
a. Point ‘A’
b. A point halfway on perpendicular from sella to Boltons plane
c. Nasion
d. Point ‘B’

Ans) B

4. Which cephalometric point represent centre of ramus of MANDIBLE?

a. Xi point
b. Pm point
c. Ptm point
d. N point

Ans) A

5. Skeltal maturity is indicated by?

a. Carpals
b. Radius, Ulna
c. Both
d. None

Ans) C

6. Nasal width/ length ratio is?

a. 62.5%
b. 70%
c. 65%
d. 66%

Ans) B

7. The Broadbent – Bolton cephalometer was devised in

a. 1930
b. 1927
c. 1931
d. 1946
 Ans) C
8. The medial confluence of stress lines on the medial surface of the ramus that represents the
arcial growth of surface of mandible is known as
a. Xi point
b. Pm point
c. Me point
d. Eva point

Ans) D

9. Long face syndrome patient with increase lower facial height, the palatal plane will be?
a. Posteriorly downward
b. Upward posteriorly
c. Downward anteriorly
d. No change

Ans) A

10. 5 years and 4 month child having smaller chin, clinically present distal step 2 nd molar relation
and narrow width of maxilla, having normal SNA angle, decreased SNB angle, with low FMA
angle, then?
a. Wait and watch for for 6 years
b. Klohen headgear to treat maxillary protrusion
c. FR II appliance
d. Twin block appliance

Ans) A

11. In ricketts esthetic plane lower lip rests?

a. 1mm anterior to plane
b. Rest on plane
c. 2 mm posterior to plane
d. 1mm posterior to plane

Ans) C

12. True about lateral cephalometry in child ?

a. Keep distance to be 70 inches
b. Keep distance to be 60 inches
c. Assume head circumference to be 6 inch and keep distance of 60 inches from xray tube.
d. Assume head circumference to be 9 inch and keep the distance of 60 inch from X-ray
tube.

Ans) C

13. In archial analysis, facial type III would have?

a. Anterior cranial base doesnot pass through point 0
b. Palatal plane not passes through point 0
c. Mandibular plane not passes through point 0
d. Occlussal plane not passes through point 0

Ans) D
14. During time that core mandible rotates forward an average of 15 degrees, the mandibular
plane angle, representing the orientation of the jaw to an outside observer?
a. Decreases only 2-4 degrees on thr average
b. Increases only 2-4 degrees on the average
c. Increases only to 6-8 degrees on the average
d. Decreases only to 6-8 degrees on the average

Ans) A

15. Decreased inter inscisal angle indicates?

a. Retrusion of teeth
b. Protrusion of teeth
c. Vertical overlap
d. Horizontal overlap

Ans) B