MDS PREP
Corticosteroids ar useful in treatment of TMJ arthritis because they have
1) An analgesic effect
2) An anti-inflammatory effect
3) Inhibitory effect on synovial membrane
4) Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect
Oral Pathology
Answer: 2
Recurrent aphthae resemble recurrent herpes in that
1. Symptoms are similar
2. Life long immunity results
3. Vesicles occur with both disease
4. Intranuclear inclusion bodies are present
Oral Pathology
Answer: 3
Osteomyelitis begins as an inflammation of
1. Cartical bone
2. Periosteum
3. Medullary bone
4. Periosteum and inner cortex
Oral Pathology
Answer: 3
"Hair-on-end" appearance in a skull roentgenogram is seen in
1. Fibrous dysplasia
2. Thalassaemia
3. Garre"s osteomyelitis
4. Paget"s disease
Oral Pathology
Answer: 2
A debilitated patient on oral penicillin has white lesions that can be stripped away from a tongue, leaving a raw surface. The patient probably has
1) Candidiasis
2) Lichen planus
3) Histoplasmosis
4) Mucosal dysplasia
Oral Pathology
Answer: 1
Facial paralysis resulting in drooping of a corner of the mouth and excess lacrimation is characteristic of which of the following conditions
1) Bell"s palsy
2) Tic douloureux
3) Meniere"s disease
4) Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Oral Pathology
Answer: 1
The most common skin cancer is:
1. Sq. cell carcinomas
2. Basal cell carcinomas
3. Melanocarcinomas
4. Epidermoid carcinomas
Pathology
Answer: 2
Peg-shapped incisors which taper towards the incisal edge are typically seen in all of the following conditions EXCEPT
1. Congenital syphilis
2. Rickets
3. Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
4. Supernumerary teeth