Module Four Quiz: Growth Modification Protocols & Surgical Approach
- Dr. Audrey Yoon
- Dec 17, 2025
- 2 min read
Module Four of the Pediatric Dental Sleep Mastery Course covers tailoring treatment plans to a patient’s age and condition, including the integration of clear aligners into growth modification strategies. We explored Rapid Palatal Expander (RPE) designs, techniques, auxiliaries, and timing, as well as various orthodontic appliances. In addition, Dr. Stanley Liu discussed the role and timing of sleep surgery in children, considerations for surgical restoration of missed developmental milestones, and procedures such as tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, epiglottopexy, inferior turbinate reduction, DOME, and MMA for teenagers.
Attendees: Finished watching the module? Test your knowledge below—answers are at the very bottom.
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1. Sleep-disordered breathing in children is described as a spectrum. Which of the following represents the milder end of this continuum?
A. Severe OSA
B. Snoring and mouth breathing
C. Marked hypoxemia during sleep
D. Apnea–hypopnea index >10
2. Which craniofacial structure completes most of its anterior growth by ages 6–7?
A. Mandibular condyle
B. Maxillary sutures
C. Anterior cranial base
D. Nasal septal cartilage
3. Impaired cranial-base flexion (i.e., failure to “upright”) is associated with which clinical facial pattern?
A. Class III tendency with shortened face height
B. Class II tendency with retrognathic mandible
C. Bimaxillary protrusion
D. Normal AP growth but excessive transverse width
4. What is the only diagnostic tool discussed that provides information about physiology rather than anatomy?
A. Cone-beam CT
B. Sleep endoscopy
C. MRI
D. Polysomnography (sleep study)
5. Which symptom constellation is most classically associated with untreated pediatric sleep-disordered breathing across childhood and adolescence?
A. Snoring, hyperactivity, bedwetting, school performance issues
B. Allergic rhinitis, migraines, eczema
C. Frequent colds, asthma, ear infections
D. Weight gain, early puberty, headache
Answers:
1.) B
2.) C
3.) B
4.) D
5.) B
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