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801.

After entering radiolucent lesion in a 30 years old man hollow cavity without epithelial lining is seen, the most probable diagnosis is:__________?

A. Aneurysmal bone cyst
B. Static bone cavity
C. Memorrhagic bone cyst
D. Ameloblastoma
Answer» D. Ameloblastoma
802.

Adenomatold odontogenic tumour is most commonly found in:

A. Anterior mandible
B. Posterior maxilla
C. Anterior maxilla
D. Ramus of mandible
Answer» D. Ramus of mandible
803.

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour is characterized histologically by:___________?

A. Polyhedral epithelial cells
B. Tubular / duct like cells
C. Stellate shaped cells
D. Stratified squamous epithelial cells
Answer» C. Stellate shaped cells
804.

Adeno lymphoma refers to_______________?

A. Adeno carcinoma
B. Adeno cystic lymphoma
C. Warthin’s tumour
D. Pleomorphic adenoma
Answer» D. Pleomorphic adenoma
805.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is also known as_______________?

A. Cylindroma
B. Pindborg tumor
C. Warthins tumor
D. Pleomorphic adenoma
Answer» B. Pindborg tumor
806.

Addison’s disease is related to________________?

A. Adrenal medulla
B. Adrenal cortex
C. Post pituitary
D. Parathyroid gland
Answer» C. Post pituitary
807.

Addison’s disease typically_____________?

A. Causes hypertension
B. causes hypopigmentation
C. Is an autoimmune disease
D. Steroids are contraindicated
Answer» D. Steroids are contraindicated
808.

Adamantinoma is:_____________?

A. A tumour from embrynomal cells of developing teeth
B. Also known as Amebloblastoma
C. is a complication of dentigerous cyst
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
809.

Acute osteomyelitis is most frequently caused by which of the following microorganisms?

A. Gonococcus
B. Enterococcus
C. Streptococcus
D. Staphylococcus
Answer» E.
810.

Acute herpetic gingivostomatitis_____________?

A. occur in children and young adults
B. occur only in young children
C. occur in only adults
D. All of the above
Answer» B. occur only in young children
811.

Acute non-suppurative sialdenitis is seen in______________?

A. Acute bacterial sialadenitis
B. Mumps
C. Chronic backerial sialadenitis
D. Necrotizing sialometaplasia
Answer» C. Chronic backerial sialadenitis
812.

Actinomycosis is a________________?

A. Bacterial infection
B. Fungal infection
C. Viral infection
D. Parasitic infection
Answer» B. Fungal infection
813.

Acrodermatitis enteropathica is due to deficiency of_______________?

A. Mercury
B. Zinc
C. Lead
D. Bismuth
Answer» C. Lead
814.

Acquired, symmetric hyper pigmentation of the sun exposed skin of the face & neck which is strongly associated with pregnancy & use of oral contraceptives is called as_______________?

A. Melanoma
B. Cafe-au-lait-spots
C. Freckle
D. Melasma
Answer» E.
815.

Acinic cell carcinomas of the salivary gland arise most often in the_______________?

A. Parotid salivary gland
B. Minor salivary glands
C. Submandibular salivary gland
D. Sublingual salivary gland
Answer» B. Minor salivary glands
816.

According to Veau’s classification of cleft lip & palate, isolated cleft palate falls under______________?

A. Group I
B. Group II
C. Group III
D. Group IV
Answer» C. Group III
817.

Acanthosis with intraepithelial vacuolation and hyperparakeratosis is seen in_____________?

A. Hairy tongue (lingua villosa)
B. Hyperplastic candidiasis
C. Speckled leukoplakia
D. Desquamative gingivitis
Answer» D. Desquamative gingivitis
818.

Acanthosis is_____________?

A. Increase in mitotic division
B. Increase in thickness of superficial layer
C. Increase in thickness of spinous layer
D. Disruption of basal lamina
Answer» D. Disruption of basal lamina
819.

Abtropfing affect is seen in_____________?

A. Junctional nevus
B. Pemphigus
C. Apthous ulcer
D. Erythema multiformae
Answer» B. Pemphigus
820.

Absence of pulp chambers is seen in_______________?

A. Craniofacial dysostosis
B. Dentinogenesis imperfecta
C. Amelogenesis imperfecta
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Amelogenesis imperfecta
821.

Abscess formation is particularly characteristic of infections with which of the following microorganisms:_____________?

A. Viruses
B. Rickettsiae
C. Streptococci
D. Staphylococci
Answer» E.
822.

A young patient is hospitalized with petechiae of oral mucous membrane, marginal gingival hemorrhage and with a platelet count of 45,000/ cc The BT and Clot Retraction time are increased, RBC and TLC are normal He is suffering from________________?

A. Infectious mononucleosis
B. Thrombocytopenic purpura
C. Leukemia
D. Hemophilia
Answer» C. Leukemia
823.

A union of the roots of adjacent teeth through the cementum is referred to as_____________?

A. Concrescence
B. Fusion
C. Gemination
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Fusion
824.

A twenty-one-year-old woman complains that regular, gentle brushing of her teeth is painful besides causing profuse bleeding. Oral examination reveals the loss of epithelium from the attached gingival of both arches. Which of the following dermatological problems is this patient most likely to have?

A. Benign mucous membrane pemphigiod
B. Chronic discoid lupus erythematosus
C. Pemphigus
D. Psoriasis
Answer» B. Chronic discoid lupus erythematosus
825.

A tooth with a 3 month history of pain, which was worse when hot liquid were in mouth. After extraction, the tooth was split open. The pulp chamber was completely filled with pus. A few remnants of pulp tissue were found in apical end. The condition is:__________?

A. Acute partial pulpits
B. Acute total pulpits
C. Suppurative pulpitis
D. Strangulation of pulp
Answer» D. Strangulation of pulp
826.

A six year old child patient has blue-dome shaped swelling in posterior mandibular region, what will be the treatment plan?

A. Reassure the patient without any treatment
B. Excise the lesion
C. Marsupialization
D. Surgical Excision
Answer» B. Excise the lesion
827.

A salivary gland tumour, which histologically shows a double layer of epithelial cells based on a reactive lymphoid stroma is_______________?

A. Pleomorphic adenoma
B. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
C. Acinic cell tumour
D. Warthin tumour
Answer» E.
828.

A rhabdomyoma is a tumour origination from______________?

A. Never tissue
B. Smooth muscle
C. Striated muscle
D. Vascular endothelium
Answer» D. Vascular endothelium
829.

A radiograph of the mandibular anterior teeth in a patient reveals radiolucencies above the apices of right lateral and central incisors. No restorations or cavities are present There is no pain or swelling and the pulps are vital. The diagnosis is_________________?

A. Periapical granuloma
B. Cementoblastoma
C. Radicular cyst
D. Chronic abscess
Answer» C. Radicular cyst
830.

A progressive increase in mandibular length and in mandibular interdental spacing in an adult patient is characteristic of_______________?

A. Periodontosis
B. Hypothyroidism
C. Hyperpituitarism
D. Hypoadrenalism
Answer» D. Hypoadrenalism
831.

A person experiences throbbing pain at night. It is due to:__________?

A. Acute Pulpal degeneration
B. Acute periodontal abscess
C. Chronic pulpitis
D. Cellulitis
Answer» B. Acute periodontal abscess
832.

A permanent tooth with a local hypoplastic deformity in a crown is called_______________?

A. Turner’s tooth
B. Taurodontism
C. Enameloma
D. Ghost teeth
Answer» B. Taurodontism
833.

A patient with multiple impacted supernumerary teeth and can bring his shoulders together is suffering from______________?

A. Klinefelter’s syndrome
B. Trisomy 21
C. Down’s syndrome
D. Cleidocranial dysostosis
Answer» E.
834.

A patient with fibrous dysplasia can be treated by________________?

A. Surgical excision
B. Removal of adjacent teeth
C. Irradiation of the lesion
D. Conservative surgery
Answer» E.
835.

A patient with emotional problems, increased salivation; pallor of oral mucosa and a grayish blue discoloration of the gingiva. These findings are most consistent with a clinical impression of____________?

A. Cherubism
B. Cretinism
C. Pierre Robin Syndrome
D. Lead poisoning
Answer» E.
836.

A patient with carinoma cheek has tumor of 2.5 cms located close to and involving the lower alveolus. A single mobile homolateral node measuring node measuring 6 cm is palpable. Based on these clinical findings TNM stage of the tumor is______________?

A. T1 N1 Mo
B. T2 N2 Mo
C. T3 N1 Mo
D. T4 N2 Mo
Answer» C. T3 N1 Mo
837.

A patient with ameloblastoma of the jaw can best be treated by:_____________?

A. Irradiation
B. Excision
C. Enucleation
D. Surgical removal followed by cauterization
Answer» E.
838.

A patient shows inability to close the right corner of the mouth is most probably suffering form_______________?

A. Myasthenia gravis
B. Bell’s palsy
C. TMJ dysfunction syndrome
D. Multiple sclerosis
Answer» C. TMJ dysfunction syndrome
839.

A patient showing brownish pigmentation and with normal laboratory findings may be suffering from______________?

A. Addison’s disease
B. fibrous dysplasia
C. Neuro fibromatosis
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
840.

A patient on warfarin sodium following myocardial infarction reports for an oral surgical procedure which one of the following laboratory tests should be preferred to ascertain the fitness_______________?

A. Prothrombin time
B. Tourniquet time
C. Clotting time
D. Bleeding time
Answer» B. Tourniquet time
841.

A patient notices a well demarcated area of depapillation on his tongue which has been there for as long as he can remember, The most probable diagnosis_____________?

A. Median rhomboid glossitis
B. Geographic tongue
C. Black hairy tongue
D. Moeller’s glossitis
Answer» B. Geographic tongue
842.

A patient is having severe mycotic infection diabetes mellitus and cellulitis is suffering with______________?

A. Mycormycosis
B. Histoplasmosis
C. Candidiasis
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Histoplasmosis
843.

A patient is diagnosed of oral cancer or stage T,N,M_____________?

A. Surgery
B. Surgery +radiotherapy
C. Chemotherapy alone
D. Surgery+ chemotherapy
Answer» C. Chemotherapy alone
844.

A patient has asymptomatic painless burrowing ulcer in the palate, He might be suffering from______________?

A. Syphilis
B. Tuberculosis
C. Histoplasmosis
D. Actinomycosis
Answer» B. Tuberculosis
845.

A patient complains of numbness of lower lip. There is no history of tooth extraction. It could be______________?

A. Infection
B. Metastatic neoplasia
C. Dental Manipulation
D. CNS disease
Answer» C. Dental Manipulation
846.

A patient aged 50 years presented with a history of jaw expansion and enlargement of maxilla_____________?

A. paget’s disease
B. Acromegaly
C. Fibrous dysplasia
D. Hyperparathyroidism
Answer» B. Acromegaly
847.

A patient complains of loss of visual acuity, deafness and enlargement of maxilla_______________?

A. Paget’s disease
B. Osteomalacia
C. Fibrous dysplaisa
D. Osteogenesis imperfecta
Answer» B. Osteomalacia
848.

A patient 18 years of age with sebaceous cysts on the scalp and back of the neck an osteroma on the right mandible: Radiographs reveal multiple impacted supernumerary teeth in both jaws. These findings suggest_______________?

A. Cleidocranial dysostosis
B. Ectodermal dysplasia
C. Gardner’s syndrome
D. Osteogenesis imperfecta
Answer» D. Osteogenesis imperfecta
849.

A painful crater like 1.5 cm ulcer develops within one week on the hard palate mucosa of a 40 year old female The most likely diagnosis is_______________?

A. Actinomycosis
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
C. Pleomorphic adenoma
D. Necrotizing sialometaplasia
Answer» E.
850.

A non-painful, slowly enlarging benign neoplasm appears as a submucosal lump and exhibits pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia in the overlying epithelium, is most probably____________?

A. Fibroma
B. Rhabdomyoma
C. Granular cell tumour
D. Papilloma
Answer» D. Papilloma