MDS PREP
Which of the following conditions is characterized by the triad of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, pheochromocytoma, and oral and intestinal ganglioneuromatosis?
1) MEN I
2) MEN II
3) MEN III
4) MEN IIA
MEN II is characterized by the triad of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, pheochromocytoma, and oral and intestinal ganglioneuromatosis.
Attrition is
1. The loss by wear of tooth substance resulting from tooth brushing
2. The loss by wear of tooth substance resulting from mastication and bruxism
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above
Oral Pathology
Answer: 2
Attrition is the loss of tooth substance resulting from mastication and bruxism.
Slightly raised vesicles rupturing to form ulcers are a feature of
1) Rubeola
2) Rubella
3) Condyloma acuminatum
4) Chicken pox
Pathology Answer: 4
Chicken pox presents with multiple dermal lesions characteristically with vesicles, pustules which may secondarily ulcerate
Patient giving history of thrombocytopenic purpura reports for extraction. What could be the most common postoperative complication?
1. Oedema
2. Haemorrhage
3. Infection spreading through tissue spaces
4. Dry socket
Oral Pathology
Answer: 2
The most common postoperative complication in thrombocytopenic purpura is hemorrhage.
The X-ray collimators commonly used in dentistry include the following except
1. Diaphragm collimator
2. Tubular collimator
3. Rectangular collimator
4. Square collimator
Oral Pathology
Answer: 4
Square collimators are not commonly used in dentistry.
All of the following can cause osteoporosis, except
1. Hyperparathyroidism
2. Steroid use
3. Fluorosis
4. Thyrotoxicosis
Oral Pathology
Answer: 3
Fluorosis does not cause osteoporosis.
Epitheloid cells are characteristic of:
1. Chronic Infection
2. Granulation tissue
3. Granulomatous Inflammation
4. Only In tuberculosis
Pathology Answer: 3
Epitheloid cells are a hallmark of granulomatous inflammation, which occurs in response to certain chronic infections (like tuberculosis), autoimmune diseases, and foreign body reactions. In granulomas, epitheloid cells aggregate to form a protective wall around the irritant.
Hyperplasia or hypertrophy of minor salivary glands in the palate may be associated with all of the following except
1. Pernicious anaemia or iron deficiency anaemia
2. Alcoholism
3. Diabetes mellitus
4. Menopause
Oral Pathology
Answer: 1
Hyperplasia or hypertrophy of minor salivary glands in the palate is not typically associated with pernicious anemia.