MDS PREP
Cytological smear showing multinucleated giant cells, syncitium and ballooning degeneration of the nucleus is a characteristic of
1) Herpes simplex virus infection
2) Erythema multiforme
3) Recurrent aphthous stomatitis
4) Coxsackie virus infection
Oral Pathology
Answer: 1
Failure of the retropharyngeal wall to construct when the patient says ah’, is indicative of damage to the
1. glossopharyngeal nerve
2. posterior superior alveolar branch of the trigeminal nerve
3. spinal accessory nerve
4. lingual nerve
Oral Pathology
Answer: 1
Tobacco usage has been associated with
1) Hyperkeratosis
2) Erythema
3) Ulceration
4) None of the above
Oral Pathology
Answer: 1
In the earliest stages of carious lesion, there is loss of
1) Enamel cuticle
2) Interprismatic substance
3) Organic matrix
4) Enamel lamellae
Oral Pathology
Answer: 2
The most common site of metastasis from the mandibular sarcoma is
1. Lung
2. Liver
3. Spleen
4. Heart
Which of the following diseases of the bone characteristically exhibits (in contrast to the other three conditions) a single lesion in a single bone?
1. Central giant cell granuloma
2. Osteopetrosis
3. Paget"s disease of the bone
4. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia