(128-254) Dental pathology

Which of the following lesions cannot be differentiated from each other on the basis of size and radiographic appearance?

Chronic apical periodontitis is another name of?

Using fluoride in the root surface caries is to protect?

Transillumination is used to**?

The emergency treatment for painless necrotic pulp is?

Internal resorption of RC usually?

In young children what is the commonest finding after dental complaint?

What are the commonest congenitally missing teeth?

Dental plaque produces?

The most prominent feature of acute apical periodontitis is?

Which antibiotic administered in childhood may result in tooth discolouration?

The MOST cariogenic sugar is?

Which of the following is a radiographic feature of dentinogenesis imperfecta ?

The most accepted theory on mechanism of action of ingested fluoride is?

The most commonly employed fluoride in dentifrices is?

Most accepted explanation for anachoretic pulpitis is?

Microabscess formation within inflamed pulp is characteristicOf?

Sensitivity to electric pulp vitality tester in acute pulpitis is lost in later stages because of?

Pulp reacts to electric pulp vitality tester at higher levels in chronic pulpitis due to?

Which amongst the following characteristics is not associated with chronic hyperplastic pulpitis?

Which teeth are most commonly involved by chronic hyperplastic pulpitis?

All of the following are deposits found on tooth surfaces Except .?

Odontolithiasis is better known as?

Which amongst the following correctly depicts the stages in formation of calculus?

Maximum accumulation of calculus can be seen in which of the following regions?

The chief inorganic component in calculus is?

The hardness of calculus is almost like that of?

All of the below given factors are responsible for causing dental caries except?

According to miller, which of these acids was held responsible for producing the lesions of dental caries, according to Miller?

Which inorganic constituent is present in highest concentration in dental plaque?

A caries increment of __ or more new carious lesions over one year is considered characteristic of rampant caries?

Acute dental caries occurs most frequently in children and young adults because?

Nursing bottle caries is a type of _______ caries?

Absence of caries in _______ teeth helps to distinguish nursing bottle caries from rampant caries?

The phenomenon by which bacteria circulating in blood accumulate at the site of pulpal inflammation is called as?

All of the following except _______ occur as a sequel to pulpitis.?

All of the following except _______ are common radiological features associated with a periapical granuloma.?

Giant cell hyaline angiopathy and Rushton bodies are associated with which of the following lesions?

Which cells, secreting osteoclast activating factor are believed to be responsible for much of root and bone destruction in periapical granulomas?

Foam cells within periapical granulomas are ______ cells that have ingested lipids.?

_________ is least likely to produce any noticeable signs or symptoms.?

What term is applied to a radiolucent lesion within the alveolar ridge at the site of a previous tooth extraction?

All except _____ are deposits found on tooth surfaces.?

Acquired pellicle is primarily composed of?

Which types of bacteria predominate in the organic matrix ofcalculus?

All except _________ are principal causes of halitosis.?

What is the causative factor of plasma cell gingivitis?

Which amongst the following drugs are capable of inducing gingivitis either directly or systemically?

During the course of gingivitis if bony changes become evident on a radiograph, the condition is then referred to as?

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis is on the rise globally in association with?

ANUG is now believed to be caused by a fusiform bacteria and?

Which is considered to be one of the most important predisposing factors in the causation of ANUG?

All, of the following except _______ are potentially serious complications of ANUG.?

All, except ________, are believed to be causative factors of desquamative gingivitis.?

Which amongst the following are believed to be the most important dermatoses presenting with oral findings described as desquamative gingivitis?

The etiology of which of the following gingival enlargements is still unknown?

Pregnancy gingivitis is essentially a?

Chronic periodontitis usually begins as?

One of the early microscopic signs of advancement of inflammatory process into the periodontium is?

The earliest radiographic finding in periodontitis is?

Factors that interfere with reattachment of fibrous connective tissue to the tooth include all of these except?

The localized form of aggressive periodontitis is largely caused by all of the following bacteria except?

Palmar and plantar hyperkeratosis, generalized hyperhidrosis, peculiar dirty colored skin along with aggressive periodontitis is referred to as?

A pseudopocket is?

An infrabony pocket is a pocket with bone on its ________ wall.?

All of the following statements except one are true regarding chronic periodontitis?

Which amongst the following systemic diseases involves gingivae prominently?

Phlegmon is also known as?

Infections arising in maxilla perforate the outer cortical plate of bone above _______ muscle.?

Tissue spaces are potential spaces located between?

Buccal space is bounded posteriorly by ______ muscle.?

Pterygomandibular space infection arises as a result of extension of infection in ________ region.?

Inferior portion of _______ space is called as pterygomandibular space.?

The pterygomandibular space abscess must be distinguished from the _______ space.?

Lateral pharyngeal space infections have the potential to spread upward through ________ and cause cavernous sinus thrombosis, meningitis and brain abscess.?

Mediastinitis results from downward extension of ______ space infection.?

Infection in the parotid space reaches as a backward extension along the parotid duct or from ______ space.?

The lateral pharyngeal space is bounded laterally by?

______ forms the posterior boundary of the submasseteric space.?

Infection of submasseteric space usually arises from?

The submaxillary or submandibular space is bounded laterally by?

This space is one of the most commonly involved of all facial spaces?

Infection in sublingual space may arise as an extension from ______ space.?

Submental space extends from the anterior border of submandibular space to?

Dental infections are carried to the cavernous sinus by means of?

Which one of the following situations can be a source of focal infection in oral cavity?

The occurrence of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis is dependent to a great extent on the relation and proximity of ______ to the maxillary sinus.?

Which amongst the following is not an intracranial complication of dental infections?

One of the characteristic clinical presentations of cavernous sinus thrombosis is?

Antrolith can be detected in?

The sinus polyps of chronic maxillary sinusitis microscopically show?

Oral foci of infection can be aggravated by all of the following conditions.?

________ is also known as follicular cyst.?

A dentigerous cyst develops due to collection of fluid between _________ and tooth surface.?

The tooth most commonly involved by dentigerous cyst is?

Which one of the following is not a radiographic variety of dentigerous cyst?

A well-defined radiolucent lesion attached to the neck of an impacted mandibular third molar in a 20-year-old male is most likely to be?

Multiple odontogenic keratocysts, basal cell carcinomas and bifid ribs are features of ________ syndrome.?

Which one of the following odontogenic cysts grows in an anteroposterior direction within the medullary spaces of bone?

All of the following statements except _______ are true regarding odontogenic keratocyst?

Which one of the following is an important factor in the recurrence of odontogenic keratocysts?

All of the following except _____________ are examples of developmental odontogenic cysts.?

A primordial cyst is now believed to represent?

Small, superficial, keratin filled cysts that are found on the alveolar mucosa of infants are most likely to be?

Spot the only fissural/inclusion cyst amongst the below given cysts?

An eruption cyst is a soft tissue analogue of?

A smooth, translucent swelling on gingival mucosa overlying the crown of an erupting tooth is suggestive of?

Which amongst the following cysts has a predilection for occurrence in mandibular canine-premolar region?

Botryoid odontogenic cyst is a variant of which of the following cysts?

Which one of the following cysts is considered to be a soft tissue counterpart of lateral periodontal cyst?

Carcinoma arising within the odontogenic cyst linings is a complication seen most commonly in which cyst?

A lateral periodontal cyst must be distinguished radiologically from which other odontogenic cyst?

A median palatal cyst arises from?

Gorlin cyst is more commonly referred to as?

A common odontogenic tumor, odontoma is most commonly associated with?

Histological features of thin epithelial lining, ameloblast-like basal cell layer with overlying layers resembling stellate reticulum and abundant ghost cell within the epithelial lining are suggestive of?

A swelling of the upper lip lateral to the midline resulting in elevation of the ala of the nose is most likely to be?

Which one of following odontogenic cysts is not usually associated with an unerupted tooth?

Spot the only inflammatory odontogenic cysts amongst the below given cysts?

Select a false statement regarding calcifying odontogenic cyst from below given statements?

Microscopic features of ___________ in some areas sometimes resemble those of a low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma.?