Oral hairy leukoplakia is seen in AIDS patients. The most likely site of appearance is 1) Lateral borders of tongue 2) Sublingual mucusa 3) Soft palate 4) Buccal mucosa
Oral PathologyAnswer: 1
The antitumour mechanism is mediated by:
1. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
2 Natural killer cells
3. Humoral Immunity
4. All of the above
PathologyAnswer: 4
The most reliable single histologic criterion for a diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma is 1. Invasion 2. Degeneration 3. Pleomorphism 4. Encapsulation
Oral PathologyAnswer: 1
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 PathologyAnswer: 2
Presence of pain is a characteristic feature of
1. acute apical abscess
2. pulp polyp
3. periapical cyst
4. apical granuloma
Oral PathologyAnswer: 1
In ramsay Hunt syndrome the cranial nerve involved is 1) Trigeminal 2) Facial 3) Glossopharyngeal 4) Oculomotor nerve
Oral PathologyAnswer: 2
All of the following statements about idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura are true except 1) It is associated with platelet-specific autoantibodies 2) It causes a prolonged bleeding time 3) It is often controllable by immunosuppressive treatment 4) It causes more prolonged haemorrhage than haemophilia
Oral PathologyAnswer: 4
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
