NEET MDS Shorts
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Dental Materials
Microfilled composites contain very fine silica particles (0.04 to 0.2 µm in diameter), which give them excellent translucency and a high surface area for better filling of small restorations.
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Dental Anatomylateral incisor is most often missing congenitally
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RadiologyExplanation: Among the imaging techniques listed, a CT (computed tomography) scan typically involves the highest radiation exposure to the patient. This is due to the multiple X-ray images taken from different angles to create cross-sectional images of the body.
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INI CET
The mandibular second molar typically has 4 cusps and a cross-shaped (+) groove pattern, unlike the 5 cusps and Y-pattern of the first molar.
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General MedicineIn emphysema, the dilatation occurs beyond terminal bronchioles
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Oral PathologyAlarm clock headache is characteristic of Hortons syndrome (cluster headache), which typically occurs at the same time each day or night, often awakening patients from sleep like an alarm clock. The headaches follow a circadian rhythm pattern. Paratrigeminal syndrome, Bells palsy, and temporal arteritis do not have this characteristic temporal pattern.
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MedicineNIDDM, or Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2 diabetes), is primarily characterized by insulin resistance, where the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin. To compensate for this resistance and maintain normal blood glucose levels, the pancreas initially produces excess insulin, leading to increased levels of insulin in the blood (hyperinsulinemia).
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Oral PathologyProthrombin time should be preferred to ascertain fitness for extraction in a patient on warfarin.
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Oral PathologyGreen discoloration of teeth is seen in erythroblastosis fetalis.
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Oral PathologyHyperhydrosis (excessive sweating) is NOT a feature of Horners syndrome. Instead, Horners syndrome causes ANhidrosis (decreased sweating) on the affected side. The classic triad of Horners syndrome includes miosis (constricted pupil), ptosis (drooping eyelid), and anhidrosis, along with vasodilatation causing facial flushing on the affected side.