MDS PREP
Infection from maxillary first molar drains into
1) Submandibular space
2) Infratemporal space
3) Buccal space
4) Infraorbital space
Oral Surgery
Answer: 3
Following a maxillary tuberosity injection, within a few seconds, patients face becomes extremely distended and swollen on the injected side. Treatment is
1) Incision and drainage
2) Antibiotic administration
3) Use of cold packs and pressure on the side
4) None of the above
Oral Surgery
Answer: 3
Irritational fibroma which is asymptomatic is best treated by
1) No treatment is necessary because it is asymptomatic
2) Simple excision
3) Radiation therapy
4) Wide excision followed by chemotherapy
Oral Surgery
Answer: 2
All of the following statements of nasal fractures are true except
1. Even if minor, they may be followed by bilateral ecchymosis and facial oedema
2. They may need to be reduced for a few weeks
3. They need not be complicated by traumatic telecanthus
4. They may lead to the telescoping of the nasal complex into the frontal sinus
Oral Surgery
Answer: 2
Ostectomy procedure is indicated in:
1. Physiologial architecture of alveolar bone.
2. Correction of Tori.
3. Reverse architecture bony defects.
4. Correction of bone ledges.
Oral Surgery
Answer: 2
The principal problem with tuberosity reduction is
1) Poor access
2) Formation of oroantral fistula
3) Infection
4) Damage to posterior superior alveolar nerve
Oral Surgery
Answer: 2
A 13 year old boy complains of slight fever, loss of weight and sore throat. The extremity joints are swollen, stiff and
painful. The most likely diagnosis is
1. acute gingivostomatitis
2. rheumatoid arthritis
3. chicken pox
4. osteoarthritis
Oral Surgery
Answer: 2
The ideal treatment for fracture of the angle of mandible is
1) Transosseous wiring
2) Intermaxillary fixation
3) Plating on the lateral side of the body of the mandible
4) Plating at the inferior before border of the mandible
Oral Surgery
Answer: 4
The ideal treatment for a fracture of the angle of the mandible is plating at the inferior border of the mandible to provide stability.