NEET MDS Shorts
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Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryPolydioxanone (PDS) is designed to retain a significant amount of its tensile strength for an extended period, making it ideal for situations where prolonged wound support is necessary.
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Oral PathologyAcrodermatitis enteropathica is due to a deficiency of zinc.
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Oral PathologyKeratosis follicularis (Dariers disease) is characterized by defective adhesion between epithelial cells due to mutations in ATP2A2 gene affecting calcium regulation and cell adhesion. This leads to acantholysis and characteristic histologic findings. White sponge nevus involves keratin mutations, and pachyonychia congenita affects nail and skin keratinization, but keratosis follicularis specifically shows defective intercellular adhesion.
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NEETMDSA crib (often used in orthodontics for habit breaking, like thumb sucking) functions by making the habit unpleasant, acting as a reminder, and distributing pressure to posterior teeth. It does not establish a suction force on the anterior segment; its design actively prevents the formation of a comfortable suction seal.
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Oral Medicine
For women, the increased risk of coronary heart disease typically starts at the age of 55 years.
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PhysiologyThe threshold for phosphate excretion is when the plasma phosphate concentration reaches approximately 0.50 mM, causing some to be filtered into the urine.
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PhysiologyWhen the corpus luteum regresses during the menstrual cycle, it stops secreting estrogen and progesterone, leading to the shedding of the uterine lining.
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ProsthodonticsCentric relation is best defined as the relation of the mandible to the maxilla when the condyles are in their most posterior position in the glenoid fossae.
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PhysiologyCholecystokinin is a hormone secreted by the mucosa of the upper intestine in response to the presence of food, particularly proteins and fats. One of its key functions is to stimulate the contraction of the gallbladder and relax the sphincter of Oddi, facilitating the release of bile and pancreatic enzymes into the duodenum to aid in digestion.
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ProsthodonticsLateral throat form occupied by retromylohyoid flange in lower denture should be large, one-half inch.