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Dental Materials

Light-cured glass ionomer has a fracture toughness of 1.37 MPa.m%, which is higher than the other listed materials.

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Radiology

Submentovertex is useful in viewing all of the above: body of mandible, fractures of zygomatic arch, fractures of base of skull.

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Dental Materials

For permanent deformation following strain in compression, ranking is mentioned below:

Polysulfide > polyethers > condensation silicone > addition silicone

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Medicine

Pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) is typically associated with ANCA-associated vasculitis. The standard treatment for this condition involves a combination of high-dose corticosteroids (such as methylprednisolone) and an immunosuppressive agent, most commonly cyclophosphamide, to induce remission. This combined approach is more effective than monotherapy with either agent alone.

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General Medicine

Alcohol induces lipid peroxidation primarily by generating reactive oxygen species during its metabolism by the cytochrome P450 system in the liver. These free radicals can damage cell membranes and organelles.

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Endodontics

For an 8-year-old child with fractured maxillary central incisor showing no pulp response after 10 months with no periapical lesion, the treatment of choice is complete debridement and apexification. This is because: 1) The immature root has an open apex requiring apexification, 2) Non-responsive pulp indicates necrosis requiring debridement, 3) Absence of periapical lesion suggests early intervention, 4) Apexification allows root end closure for proper obturation, 5) Conventional RCT cannot be done with open apex. Calcium hydroxide is typically used for apexification in such cases.

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INI CET

A simple surgeon's knot is a square knot variant with an extra twist in the first throw (two loops). This is followed by a single throw to lock it, providing increased friction to prevent slipping.

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Physiology

The macula densa monitors sodium chloride concentration in the tubular fluid, playing a crucial role in regulating kidney function.

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Conservative Dentistry

Explanation:
Sodium nitrite is often used as a protective agent during the autoclaving process to prevent corrosion of dental instruments, including burs. It helps to maintain the integrity of the metal during the sterilization process.

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NEETMDS

Explanation

The significant differences between self-etch primers and total-etch primers are:

  • Wetness of dentine:

    • In total-etch, dentine must be kept moist after etching to prevent collagen collapse.

    • In self-etch, no rinsing step is required, so dentine wetness is not critical.

  • Time of application:

    • Total-etch involves separate etching, rinsing, and priming steps → longer procedure.

    • Self-etch combines etching and priming in one step → faster.

  • Removal of smear layer:

    • Total-etch completely removes the smear layer with phosphoric acid.

    • Self-etch modifies and incorporates the smear layer into the hybrid layer.

  • Bond strength:

    • Both systems can achieve comparable bond strength to enamel and dentine when properly applied.

    • Hence, bond strength is NOT a significant difference between the two systems.

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