A man has 1 * 1.5 cm pedunculated lesion on the soft palate which has a rough, "warty" surface but is the same colour as adjacent mucosa. Appropriate management of this lesion is to 1) Perform an incisional biopsy 2) Perform excisional biopsy 3) Scrape for exfoliative cytology 4) Observe for two weeks
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 2
Three common symptoms indicating the correct level of sedation after diazepam administration is 1) Blurring of vision, slurring of speech & loss of gag reflex 2) 50 % ptosis eyelids, blurring of vision, slurring of speech 3) Paraesthesia of lips, tongue and fingers 4) None of the above
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 2
Of the following which tooth is most difficult to anaesthetize by infiltration technique alone 1) Maxillary canine 2) Macillary central incisors 3) Maxillary first molar 4) Maxillary first premolar
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 3
The fascial spaces involved in Ludwig's Angina are:
Recountouring of the residual ridge in the early part of extraction period occurs primarily by resorption of the 1) Buccal-lingual cortical bone 2) Labial-buccal cortical bone 3) Lingual cortical bone 4) Crestal bone
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 2
35% nitrogen oxide with 65% oxygen has 1) Slow induction 2) Slow recovery 3) Potent anaesthetic property 4) Good analgesic property
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 4
Among the following which is logical explanation that explains how an abscessed maxillary canine causes swelling beneath the eye? 1) Lymphatics drain upward in this region 2) Apex of canine lies above the attachment of the caninus and levator labii superioris muscles 3) Infection spreads through the angular vein which has no valves 4) None of the above
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 2
The following is least toxic of all local anaesthetics 1) Tetracaine 2) Mepivacaine 3) Prilocaine 4) 2-Chloroprocaine