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Which of the following determines the amount of shrinkage of inflammed tissue after scaling and root planing 
 1. Depth of pocket
 2. Oedema in the tissue
 3. Nature of bone loss
 4. Type of instrument
Pedodontics Answer: 2

Oedema in the tissue determines the amount of shrinkage of inflamed tissue after scaling and root planing.

Dehiscence 
 1. Is a vertical defect of alveolar bone
 2. Influences progression of disease
 3. Is common in anterior teeth with prominent roots
 4. All of the above
Pedodontics Answer: 4

Dehiscence is a vertical defect of alveolar bone that influences the progression of disease and is common in anterior teeth with prominent roots.

Periodontal pockets which offer the least possibility for bone regeneration are classified as....................pockets 
 1. Suprabony
 2. One-wall infrabony
 3. Two-wall infrabony
 4. Three-wall infrabony
Pedodontics Answer: 2

Periodontal pockets that offer the least possibility for bone regeneration are classified as two-wall infrabony pockets.

Electro-surgery or surgical diathermy uses controlled high frequency electrical current in the range of 
 1. 1.5-7.5 million cycles/second
 2. 7.5-10.0 million cycles/second
 3. 15-20 million cycles/second
 4. 25-30 million cycles/second
Pedodontics Answer: 1

Electrosurgery uses controlled high-frequency electrical current in the range of 1.5-7.5 million cycles/second.

Mobile teeth without secondary traumatic occlusion should be 
 1. Splinted always
 2. Never be splinted
 3. Never splinted, but occlusal correction can be done
 4. Both splinting and occlusal correction done
Pedodontics Answer: 3

Mobile teeth without secondary traumatic occlusion should never be splinted, but occlusal correction can be done.

Which instrument can effectively remove gross subgingival calculus in deep narrow pockets with fibrotic tissue 
 1. Sickle scalers
 2. File
 3. Hoe
 4. Chisel
Pedodontics Answer: 4

A chisel can effectively remove gross subgingival calculus in deep narrow pockets with fibrotic tissue.


A light bluish dome-shaped lesion on the inside of a lip of 2 year-old-child is
1) Mucocele
2) Haematoma
3) Melanoma
4) Haemangioma
Pedodontics Answer: 1

A mucocele is a common, benign lesion that occurs due to the blockage or rupture of a salivary gland duct, leading to the accumulation of mucous. In children, they often appear as dome-shaped, soft, bluish swellings on the lips or oral mucosa. Other options such as hematoma, melanoma, and hemangioma typically present differently and are less likely to occur in this specific context.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the size of the face at birth?



1) The face forms 2/3rd the bulk of head whereas in the adult it forms 1/3rd of the bulk.

2) The face forms the bulk of the head through life

3) The face forms 1/3rd the bulk of the head, whereas in the adult it forms 1/8th of the bulk

4) The face forms only 1/8th of the bulk of head whereas in the adult it forms 1/3rd to of the bulk.


Pedodontics Answer: 4

Due to the advanced state of the growth of brain this size at birth of the head of the infant is relatively large . only 1/8th of the bulk of the head forms the face at this age, whereas in the adult it forms 1/3rd to of the bulk. The face appears to be under the bulge of the forehead because the vault of the cranium is so large

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