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INI CET

The setting time is controlled by a retarder, typically sodium phosphate. It preferentially reacts with calcium ions before the calcium alginate gel can form, thus delaying the set. Increasing or decreasing its concentration creates the different setting variants.

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Oral Surgery

Feeling of numbness in the posterior palate. An anterior palatine nerve block typically anesthetizes the palatal mucosa and soft tissues anterior to the second premolars, including the palatal mucosa of the incisor and canine areas. The numbness felt in the posterior palate is usually due to diffusion of the anesthetic solution to the adjacent greater palatine nerve, which innervates the palatal mucosa in the molar area.

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Physiology

The frontal eye field, located in the dorsolateral part of the frontal lobe, is involved in the control of voluntary eye movement. It is part of the motor system and helps in the planning and execution of saccadic movements.

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General Medicine

Ground-glass hepatocytes are a hallmark of HBV infection and are characterized by spheres and tubules of HBsAg in the cytoplasm, resulting in a finely granular appearance. However, these cells typically show no significant nuclear atypia.

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Endodontics

Discoloration due to pulp degeneration has the best prognosis for bleaching. This is because: 1) The staining is primarily from hemoglobin breakdown products which respond well to oxidizing agents, 2) The discoloration is usually uniform and not deeply embedded, 3) No metallic particles are involved, 4) Responds well to both vital and non-vital bleaching techniques. Tetracycline stains are difficult due to deep incorporation in dentin structure, restorative materials may contain metals, and erythroblastosis fetalis causes deep intrinsic staining that resists bleaching.

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General Pathology

Pernicious anemia is a common complication of chronic fundal (type 1) gastritis due to the loss of intrinsic factor.

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Oral Pathology

The most probable etiology for the man’s symptoms is Diabetes mellitus, given the signs of abscesses and polyuria.

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Microbiology

There are some enzymes that cause protein to coagulate rather than to produce simpler compund These are known as lab enzymes

1. Coagulase:

  • Definition: Coagulase is an enzyme produced by certain bacteria, most notably Staphylococcus aureus. It catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen (a soluble plasma protein) into fibrin (an insoluble protein), leading to the clotting of blood.
  • Function: The production of coagulase is a virulence factor for Staphylococcus aureus, as it helps the bacteria evade the host's immune system by forming a protective clot around the bacterial cells. This clot can shield the bacteria from phagocytosis and other immune responses.
  • Clinical Relevance: Coagulase is used in laboratory tests to differentiate between pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus (coagulase-positive) and non-pathogenic staphylococci (coagulase-negative).

2. Proteolytic Enzymes:

  • Definition: Proteolytic enzymes, also known as proteases or peptidases, are enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of proteins into smaller peptides or amino acids by cleaving the peptide bonds between amino acids.
  • Function: These enzymes play crucial roles in various biological processes, including digestion, protein turnover, cell signaling, and immune responses. They are found in many organisms, including humans, where they are involved in the digestion of dietary proteins in the stomach and small intestine.
  • Types: Proteolytic enzymes can be classified based on their mechanism of action (e.g., serine proteases, cysteine proteases, aspartic proteases, and metalloproteases) and their substrate specificity.

Wenmycin is an antibiotic that is derived from the bacterium Streptomyces wenyangensis. It belongs to the class of compounds known as macrolide antibiotics, which are characterized by their large lactone ring structure. Wenmycin has been studied for its antimicrobial properties, particularly against certain types of bacteria.

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Prosthodontics

Hue refers to the attribute of a color that allows it to be classified as red, blue, green, etc. It is one of the three dimensions of color, along with value (lightness) and chroma (intensity or saturation).

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Physiology

- A fibres are myelinated fibres having fastest rate of conduction

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