NEET MDS Shorts
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Oral SurgeryIntraligamentary anaesthesia is the preferred local anaesthetic technique for haemophilics.
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General MicrobiologyThe presence of Charcot-Leyden crystals is a characteristic microscopic feature of amoebic dysentery that distinguishes it from bacillary dysentery.
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RadiologyA ghost-like shadow is seen in an OPG.
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ProsthodonticsWhich of the following is most likely to cause complete obturation of pulp space: a deep blow to the tooth where the tooth was injured and not devitalized.
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Oral Medicine
The initial event in a vasovagal syncope episode is an increase in catecholamine release, leading to a decrease in peripheral vascular resistance and tachycardia.
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Periodontics
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Oral medicineImmunosuppression weakens the body's immune system, making it less effective at fighting off pathogens. As a result, infections from bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites are the most frequent and significant complications experienced by individuals receiving immunosuppressive therapy, such as organ transplant recipients or those with autoimmune diseases.
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Oral PathologyDry socket, also known as alveolar osteitis, is a painful condition that occurs after a tooth extraction when the blood clot fails to form or is dislodged before the wound has a chance to heal. It is an inflammation of the bone (osteitis) in the tooth socket, specifically the alveolar bone, but does not involve an infection of the bone marrow, which would be osteomyelitis.
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Dental Anatomy
Dentinogenesis is the formation of dentin by odontoblasts of mesenchymal origin
located at the periphery of the dental pulp
Dentinogenesis is initiated by the inductive influence of the enamel organ
involving molecular signaling pathways, such as Wnt, Runx-2, and TGF-?. In the
molar tooth, dentinogenesis starts at the late bell stage, and occurs in the
crown as well as root regions.
Predentin, the first organic matrix secreted by odontoblasts, is composed by
proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and collagens.
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Oral PathologyThe gonadal dose mainly comes from leakage from the tube when using a shielded open cone.