MDS PREP
Periodontal flap surgery is most difficult in
1. Incisors (facially)
2. Incisors (lingually)
3. 2nd molars (facially)
4. 2nd molars (distally)
Periodontics
Answer: 4
The only clinical criteria used to test efficacy of coronoplasty is
1) Reduction in pocket depth
2) Reduction in gingival inflammation
3) Reduction in teeth mobility
4) All of the above
Periodontics
Answer: 3
Which of the following may create gingival deformities that require gingivoplasty to eliminate the defects
1. Erosive linchen planus
2. Desquamative gingivitis
3. Acute herpetic gingivostomatitis
4. Necrotising ulcerative gingivitis
Periodontics
Answer: 4
Which of the following materials has osteoconductive property
1) Autogenous graft
2) Hydroxyapatite
3) Plastic materials
4) Cartilage
Periodontics
Answer: 2
Thick manageable true pockets with no recession are best treated by
1. Langerhans technique of connective tissue
2. Apically displaced flap
3. Free gingival graft
4. Lateral sliding graft
Periodontics
Answer: 2
The inorganic component of subgingival plaque is derived from
1) Saliva
2) Crevicular fluid
3) A and B
4) Fluids ingested
Periodontics
Answer: 2
Which of the following is not a theory propounded to explain the shock ab sorption mechanism in the periodontal ligament?
1. Tension theory
2. Shock conduction theory
3. Thixotrophic theory
4. Viscoelastic theory