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INI CET

A partial pulpotomy, also known as a Cvek pulpotomy, involves the surgical removal of a small portion (typically 1-3 mm) of the exposed, inflamed coronal pulp tissue to preserve the remaining healthy radicular pulp. 

This procedure is commonly performed on vital permanent teeth with complicated crown fractures or traumatic exposures, especially in young patients with open apices, to allow for continued root development.

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Periodontics

A Gracey curette is correctly adapted when the lower shank is parallel with the tooth surface being scaled.

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Oral Surgery

Le Fort I Fracture

  • Le Fort I fracture involves the maxilla and typically includes the upper teeth and palate, lower portions of the pterygoid processes, and the nasal spine. However, it does not involve the bridge of the nose, which is part of the facial skeleton above the maxilla.

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Periodontics

Pre-treatment pocket depth (PD): 6 mm

Width of attached gingiva (WAG): 2 mm

Post-treatment WAG = Pre-treatment WAG + Pocket depth

2 mm + 2 mm (gain after healing) = 4 mm

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Anatomy

The mandibular 1st molar is supplied by Inferior alveolar nerve and long Buccal Nerve

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Orthodontics

SOLUTION
Simon used the orbital plane (a plane perpendicular to the F-H plane at the margin of the bony orbit directly under the pupil of the eye).

According to Simon, in normal arch relationship, the orbital plane passes through the distal axial aspect of the maxillary canine

Malocclusions described as anteropostenor deviations based on their distance from the orbital plane are as follows:

1. Protraction: The teeth, one or both, dental arches, andYor jaws are too far forward, i.e. placed forward or anterior to the plane as compared to the normal where the plane passes through the distal incline of the canine.

2. Retraction: The teeth, one or both dental arches and/or jaws are too far backward, i.e. placed posterior to the plane than normal

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General Medicine

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic disease with renal manifestations that can cause nephrotic syndrome, but it is not a primary glomerular disease. The primary glomerular diseases listed that can lead to nephrotic syndrome are membranous nephropathy, minimal-change disease, and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

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Dental Materials

The ?2 phase is the least corrosion-resistant phase in high-copper amalgams.

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Dental Materials

To impart a hardening heat treatment to a dental gold alloy, the best method is to Reheat to 450°C and cool uniformly to 250°C over a period of 15 to 30 minutes
Reheating the casting to 450°C and then allowing it to cool uniformly to 250°C over 15 to 30 minutes is a method known as "solution annealing." This process is indeed used to harden dental gold alloys. Solution annealing involves heating the alloy to a temperature where the primary phase (usually gold) goes into solution with the secondary phase (typically a harder metal like palladium, silver, or copper). This creates a homogeneous structure that, when cooled slowly, leads to the precipitation of the secondary phase and subsequent hardening.

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Endodontics

Thermal testing is the most common diagnostic test used to determine the status of pulp vitality in dentistry. It assesses the nerve response of the pulp to hot or cold stimuli.


 Radiography primarily provides information about the periapical bone and the presence of caries, not the direct vitality of the pulp. 
Percussion and palpation test the health of the periapical tissues and periodontal ligament, not the pulp itself.

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