NEET MDS Shorts
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INI CET
MAC is a measure of potency; lower MAC indicates higher potency. A MAC value over 100% (like 105% for N2O) indicates that it is a very weak anesthetic, requiring a theoretical concentration higher than atmospheric limits to achieve anesthesia in 50% of patients.
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Dental Materials
Temporary cementing materials are used for trial of the temporary appliance for a few days to get patient approval and to ensure it has suitable consistency and can be easily dislodged during permanent cementation.
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EndodonticsIn a young patient with immature root development and vital pulp exposure, pulpotomy preserves radicular pulp vitality allowing continued root development (apexogenesis). Pulpectomy would halt root formation.
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Community DentistryPublic health dentistry is primarily concerned with preventive and promotive health practices (Answer: 1). It focuses on the prevention of oral diseases and the promotion of oral health through community-based programs, education, and policy implementation rather than solely on therapeutic interventions.
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Oral SurgeryThe following is least toxic of all local anaesthetics: 2-Chloroprocaine.
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General MedicineMyocardial infarction most often results in mitral regurgitation. MI can damage papillary muscles or cause left ventricular dysfunction, leading to mitral valve incompetence. This is the most common valvular complication following MI, especially inferior wall infarcts.
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RadiologyThe use of medical history in extraction patients is to determine bleeding disorder.
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Public Health DentistrySigurd Ramfjord introduced the Periodontal Disease Index a clinical tool that used a periodontal probe , with marks at 3, 6 and 8 mm, to measure the distance from the cemento–enamel junction to the bottom of the pocket (i.e. attachment loss) Ramfjord recommended the assessment of six ‘index teeth’ that soon became known as the ‘Ramfjord teeth’ These teeth were: maxillary right first molar (tooth 16), maxillary left central incisor (tooth 11), maxillary left first bicuspid (tooth 24), mandibular left first molar (tooth 36), mandibular right central incisor (tooth 41) and mandibular right first bicuspid (tooth 44).
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Dental Materials
The typical force applied with a condenser during restorative procedures is 3.75 pounds for a 0.5 mm diameter nib, 8.43 pounds for a 0.75 mm diameter, and 15 pounds for a 1 mm diameter nib. The force is applied parallel to the long axis of the instrument shaft.
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INI CET
The lesser wing of sphenoid is considered part of horizontal trajectories rather than vertical trajectories.