Sloughing of necrotic epithelium is characteristic of 1) Aspirin burn 2) Denture sore mouth 3) Traumatic ulcer 4) Contact dermatitis
Oral PathologyAnswer: 1
Plummer-Vinson syndrome 1. Is due to folic acid deficiency 2. Common in males 3. Not associated with oral premalignancy 4. Strong associated with post-cricoid carcinoma
Oral PathologyAnswer: 4
A 3-year-old child has a fever of 102 degree F; and following upper respiratory tract infection, discrete vesicles and ulcers on the soft plate and pharynx are noted. The most probable diagnosis is 1. Herpangina 2. Scarlet fever 3. Rubella 4. Herpetic gingivostomatitis
Oral PathologyAnswer: 1
Which of the following is not characterised by granulomatous chronic inflammation 1. Sarcoidosis 2. Tuberculosis 3. Histoplasmosis 4. Periapical granuloma
Oral PathologyAnswer: 4
A patient notices a well demarcated are of depapillation on his tongue which has been there for as long as he can remember. The most probable diagnosis 1) Median rhombold glossitis 2) Geographic tongue 3) Black hairy tongue 4) Moeller glossitis
Oral PathologyAnswer: 1
Rapid development of wheal-like lesions on the oral mucosa which progress to vesicles and then rupture to form ulcers covered with a thick white or yellow exudate, is suggestive of
1. cat scratch disease
2. erythema multiforme
3. pemphigus vegetans
4. lupus erythematosus
Oral PathologyAnswer: 2
The most likely cause of necrotizing sialometaplasia is J
1. autoimmune
2. viral
3. local ischemia
4. chronic irritation
Oral PathologyAnswer: 3
Delayed eruption of at least part of the dentition is a recognized feature of all of the following except 1) Rickets 2) Congenital hyperthyroidism 3) Cleidocranial dysplasia 4) Cherubism
