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Question	Answer
The chief oral manifestation of scarlet fever is	Stomatitis scarlatina
Vitamin C deficiency	Scurvy
Addison's disease	hypoadrenalism
Vitamin D deficiency	Rickets
Protein deficiency	marasmus/ kwashiorkor
Vitamin B2 deficiency	Ariboflavinosis
Energy deficiency	anaemia
Vitamin A deficiency	Xerophthalmia
Gigantism	Hyperpituitarism
Vitamin B1 deficiency	Beri Beri
Vitamin B3 deficiency	Pellagra
A rapidly spreading gangrene of the oral and facial tissues usually begins as small ulcer of the gingival mucosa, becomes inflamed, edematous and finally necrotic.	Gangrenous stomatitis
Which term describes a tooth in which bone has fused to cementum and dentin and prevents the eruption of an underlying permanent tooth	Ankylosed
Which term refers to an accesory cusp located on the occlusal surface of atooth?	Dens evaginatus
Refers to abnormal loosening of tooth without displacement due to suddentrauma.	Subluxation
Which term refers to a developmental anomaly in which teeth exhibitelongated, large pulp chambers and short roots?	Taurodontism
The following are components of sialoliths, EXCEPT: Salivary mucins, Fluoride, Epithelial cells, Bacteria	Fluoride
Which term refers to teeth that appear ghostlike on a dental radiograph	Regional odontodysplasia
Cracked tooth syndrome is caused by the following, EXCEPT: Bruxism, Trauma, Choice of restoration, Accidental biting on hard objects	Choice of restoration
A 30 year-old man complains of a swelling on his gingiva on the buccal area oftooth 24. Although not painful, he is bothered and irritated by the lesion.Clinically, it presents a small, well-circumscribed swelling with the same coloras the adjacent normal mucosa. Radiograph shows no evidence ofradiolucency. Probable diagnosis is	gingival cyst
A common disease characterized by the development of painful, recurringsolitary or multiple necrotizing ulcerations of the oral mucosa.	Aphthous Stomatitis
Traumatic cyst is considered a pseudo cyst because	It lacks epithelial lining
The most likely cause of mucocele is:	Rupture of a salivary duct
A disease that occurs predominantly in children caused by infection withstreptococcal organisms of the beta hemolytic type that elaborate anerythrogenic toxin	Scarlet fever
The most likely treatment of choice for aphthous stomatitis is	No treatment required
Extensive fracture of the crown involving considerable dentin and exposing thepulp on a mature tooth is best treated by	root canal treatment
A pregnant woman on her second trimester complains of a small lesion on herlower lip. Although painless and somewhat normal in color, the patient isbothered by the enlarging lesion. The most probable diagnosis is	Mucocele
The following are cause of anesthetic necrosis, EXCEPT:Epinephrine content of anesthetic solution; Gauge of needle used; Administration of excess solution in tissue firmly bound to bone; Subperiosteal injection	Gauge of needle used
A condition characterized by insuffi cient production of adrenal steroids	Addison disease
Marasmus is caused by disturbances in: Protein; metabolism; Lipid metabolism; Carbohydrate metabolism; Mineral metabolism	protein metabolism
The best treatment of choice for pericoronitis is	Operculectomy
Teeth loss due to trauma	Class 5
The best treatment of choice for gingival cyst is	Surgical excision
The following are manifestations of radium or xray exposoure, EXCEPT: Gingivitis; Xerostomia; Periodontitis; Grey discoloration of the gingiva	Grey discoloration of the gingiva
A regressive change in tooth structure manifested by the appearance of asmall polished facet on a cusp tip or ridge or a slight fl attening of an incisaledge.	Attrition
Thermal change caused by tooth preparation may be infl uenced by: Speed of bur; Size of bur; Proximity to the pulp; Amount of moisture in the fi eld of operation	Proximity to the pulp
Infl ammatory fi brous hyperplasia in the oral cavity is most commonly causedby	Ill-fi tting dentures
Aspirin burn is caused by which of the following	Use of asprin as local obtundent
Which term refers to the developmental anomaly that arises when a singletooth germ attempts to divide and results in the incomplete formation of twoteeth?	Gemination
Arises as a result of local minor trauma or irritation and in which the tissuereaction is probably intensifi ed by the endocrine alteration occurring duringpregnancy	Granuloma pyogenicum
Thrush	Candida albicans
Acute herpetic gingivostomatitis	Fever blisters
Histoplasmosis	Darling’s disease
Pyogenic granuloma	Pregnancy tumor
Diphtheria	Klebs-Loeffler Bacillus
Scarlet fever	Stomatitis scarlatina
Varicella	Chicken pox
Rubeolla	Measles
Herpangina	Aphthous pharyngitis, vesicular pharyngitis/ Coxsackie A1-6
Herpes Zoster	shingles
The green stains frequently seen on children’s teeth are caused by	Chromogenic bacteria
Which one of the following describes the appearance of enamelhypocalcifi cation?	chalky white spots
A patient had an accident yesterday while riding on a bicycle. Fractureinvolving the enamel and dentin on the facial surface of his central incisors isevident. The immediate treatment of choice is:	for observation/ composite build up
A trace element that prevents the formation of dental caries:	Fluoride
Hutchinson incisors and mulberry molars are associated with	Congenital syphillis
Angular cheilitis may be caused by: 1. Improper diet 2. Candida infection 3.Poor oral hygiene 4. Excessive vertical dimension of occlusion.	1,2,3
An infectious disease caused by Epstein-Barr virus usually transmitted byclose contact	Infectious mononucleosis
A fracture involving the enamel, dentin with loss of tooth structure andexposure of pulp is best treated with	root canal treatment
The best treatment of choice for ranula is:	unroofing of lesion
A patient noticed a mass on the fl oor of her mouth. Although painless andappears normal, she is bothered by it since it becomes bigger and bigger. Themost probable diagnosis is:	Ranula
A painful swelling of a salivary gland that may be caused by obstruction orinfection.	Sialadenitis
Refers to soft accumulations of bacteria and tissue cells that lack theorganized structure of dental plaque.	Materia alba
“Soap bubble appearance” are of diagnostic value in suspected cases of	cyst
Which of the following is the physiologically active form of calcium	ionized
The best treatment of choice for mucocele is	Surgical excision
Fracture involving the enamel with loss of tooth structure	enamel fracture
Osteonecrosis of the jaw is associated with:	biphosphonates
Which term describes a tooth that has not erupted because of a lack oferuptive force?	embedded
Which is the most common supernumerary tooth?	Mesiodens
Oral manifestations of leprosy are seen on the following sites, EXCEPT:	buccal mucosa
The following medications cause gingival hyperplasia, EXCEPT Nifedipine Dilantin Sodium Acetyl salicylic acid Cyclosporine	Acetyl salicylic acid
A type of reaction in which a lesion occurs at a localized site of the skin ormucous membrane after repeated contact with the causative agent	Contact Allergy
A patient complains of soft, white slightly elevated plaques that resemble milkcurds on his buccal mucosa. The plaque may be stripped off when the patientbrushes leaving a raw bleeding surface. The most probable diagnosis is	Oral Thrush
Teeth build up which is located on the clinical crown coronal to the margin ofthe gingiva and visible in the oral cavity	supragingival calculus
A patient complains of severe pain especially on biting on his lower leftposterior area. Clinically, an infl amed mucosa around the crown of a partiallyerupted wisdom tooth is present	pericoronitis
Infl ammatory papillary hyperplasia affects which of the following areas ofthe oral cavity	Palate
Retention Cyst of Maxillary Sinus is also known as the following, EXCEPT:	Pseudocyst of the maxillary sinus
Oral manifestation of scarlet fever in which the fungiform papillae are red andprominent, with the dorsal surface of tongue exhibiting either awhite coating or erythema	Strawberry Tongue
A disease characterized by the classic triad of single or multiple areas of“punched-out” bone destruction in the skull.	Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
An 11 year-old patient fractured a permanent central incisor 2 hours ago. AnEllis Class III mesioangular fracture is now evident. Treatment of choice is to	pulpotomy
Traumatic ulcers are usually diagnosed on the basis of:	clinical appearance and history of the ulcers
A defi ciency in vit. D that results to imperfect calcifi cation, softening, anddistortion of the bones typically resulting in bow legs.	Rickets
Etiology of bruxism where patient experiences mild occlusal disturbances andpatient tries to establish a greater number of teeth in contact to counteract alocal irritating situation	local
Periapical granuloma is one of the most common of all sequelae of pulpitis. Itis a true cyst, since the lesion consists of a pathologic cavity which is lined byepithelium and is often fl uid-fi lled.	The first part of the statement is TRUE, the second part is FALSE.
Oral manifestation of benzene exposure will lead to	gingival hemorrhage with blue discoloration
The oral lesions in Reiter’s syndrome may resemble	Geographic tongue
A benign papillary lesion caused by human papilloma viruses characterized bypapillary, bulbous masses in the oral mucosa	Condyloma acuminatum
A disease that occurs predominantly in children caused by infection withstreptococcal organisms of the beta hemolytic type that elaborate anerythrogenic toxin.	Scarlet fever
Overzealous hygiene practices caused by psychotic or neurotic condition.	Factitious injury
A patient complains of limited pain in the upper right quadrant caused bysweets and cold. Examination reveals a carious lesion on the secondpremolar. Vitality testing and radiographs are normal. The diagnosis is mostprobably.	Reversible pulpitis
A ranula is located on the	Floor of the mouth
Dislocation of the tooth from its socket due to traumatic injury.	Avulsion
Characterized by Koplik’s spots which are small, irregularly shaped fl ecksappearing as bluish white specks surrounded by a bright red margin on thebuccal mucosa.	Rubeola
The most likely cause of oral thrush is	Candida albicans
Produced by injury which is not strong enough to cause serious, visibledamage to the tooth and the periodontal structures.	Concussion
Formed by deposition of calcium salts in the salivary ducts or glands	Sialolithiasis
The earliest common symptom of acute pulpitis secondary to a carious lesionis	Thermal sensitivity
Intrinsic staining of enamel may be caused by each of the following EXCEPT Porphyria Amelogenesis imperfecta Tetracycine therapy Erythroblastosis fetalis	Erythroblastosis fetalis
An amorphous micro layer deposited on the prepared tooth surfaces and consists of inorganic enamel and dentin debris, organic pulp materials, dentinal fluid, bacteria, and saliva	Smear Layer
Displacement of a tooth, without fracture of crown or root	Class 7