NEET MDS Shorts
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Oral SurgeryThe target area for the Gow-Gates mandibular nerve block technique is the neck of the condyle, specifically the lateral aspect of the condyle neck just below the insertion of the lateral pterygoid muscle.
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PeriodonticsBiobrane is a commercially available biodegradable membrane.
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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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General Medicine
Both the aPTT (activated Partial Thromboplastin Time) and PT (Prothrombin Time) are prolonged in the case of factor VIII deficiency, which is characteristic of Hemophilia A. This is because factor VIII is involved in both the intrinsic and common pathways of the coagulation cascade.
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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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Prosthodontics
Indirect retainers are used to prevent the denture base from lifting away from the tissue around the fulcrum line.
They are especially needed in distal extension cases (Kennedy Class I) and anterior extension cases (Kennedy Class IV).
In Class II and Class III, the presence of tooth support reduces the need for indirect retention.
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ProsthodonticsA patient with a -4mm overbite can be classified to have an open bite.
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ProsthodonticsEpulis fissuratum is a chronic hyperplastic tissue reaction that occurs due to chronic irritation from an ill-fitting or overextended denture flange. The overextension of the labial flanges causes trauma to the soft tissues, leading to the formation of folds of fibrous tissue in the vestibule.
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NEETMDSThe characteristic histopathological feature of ameloblastoma is the presence of islands of epithelial cells with peripheral palisading columnar cells and a central area resembling the stellate reticulum of the developing tooth germ. This central area is composed of loose, angular cells.
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PeriodonticsThe response to periodontal probing is a reliable method to differentiate between an acute periapical abscess and an acute periodontal abscess. An acute periapical abscess typically does not show significant probing depth changes, while a periodontal abscess may show increased probing depths due to periodontal tissue involvement.