The common complication of the local anaesthetic prilocaine is 1) Agranulocytosis 2) Hepatic dysfunction 3) Methaemoglobinaemia 4) Loss of taste
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 3
Malignant tumors of epithelial tissue are termed
1. gliomas
2. sarcomas
3. teratomas
4. carcinomas
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 4
Compared to inhalation, IV sedation 1) Produces more predictable amnesia 2) May produce more serious complications 3) May result in deeper sedation 4) All of the above are correct
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 4
Extraction of an isolated residual maxillary offers the technical harzard of 1) The development of maxillary sinusitis 2) Displacement into the infratemporal fossa 3) Fracture of the tuberosity or floor of the antrum 4) Producing a nasal oral fistula
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 3
Which of the following does not suggest postoperative infection? 1) Increase in temperature 2) Swelling 3) Pain 4) Pitting oedema
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 4
The following is least toxic of all local anaesthetics 1) Tetracaine 2) Mepivacaine 3) Prilocaine 4) 2-Chloroprocaine
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 4
A 45-year-old man who is on dicoumoral therapy requires a tooth extraction. His medical history indicated myocardial infarction two years ago. This patient is receiving anticoagulant drugs. The dentist should 1) Never operate on this patient 2) To avoid postoperative haemorrhage advice vitamin K 3) Perform surgery if prothrombin time is 18 seconds 4) None of the above
Oral SurgeryAnswer: 3
Treatment of choice for a localised osteitis or dry socket following extraction of tooth is 1) Topical antibiotic application in the socket 2) Systemic antibiotic administration 3) Debridement of the wound by irrigation and placement of sedative 4) None of the above
