Medical Mcqs

Acute osteomyelitis is most frequently caused by which of the following microorganisms?

(A) Gonococcus

(B) Enterococcus

(C) Streptococcus

(D) Staphylococcus

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A person experiences throbbing pain at night. It is due to:__________?

(A) Acute Pulpal degeneration

(B) Acute periodontal abscess

(C) Chronic pulpitis

(D) Cellulitis

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Pain due to acute irreversible pulpitis is:____________?

(A) Spontaneous

(B) Sharp- shock like

(C) Lasting for short time

(D) Continuous

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Reversible pulpitis change to irreversible pulpitis primarily because of:__________?

(A) Vacular strangulation

(B) Reduced host resistance

(C) Invasion of microorganisms

(D) An increase in microbial virulence

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Which is not true of Ludwig’s angina?

(A) Usually arises from an infected molar

(B) involves submandibular space

(C) May need emergency tracheostomy

(D) None of the above

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Odontogenic epithelium responsible for the formation of dental cyst is:___________?

(A) Cell rests of seirre

(B) Enamel organ

(C) Reduced enamel epithelium

(D) Cell rests of malassez

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The caries of enamel surface leads to accentuation of:__________?

(A) Incremental lines of retzius

(B) Perikymata

(C) Imbrication lines of pickerill

(D) Wickham’s striae

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Constant feature associated with a radicular cyst

(A) An impacted tooth

(B) A missing both

(C) A non-vital tooth

(D) An anomalous tooth

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Which of the following differentiates between condensing osteitis and benign cementoblastoma?

(A) Condensing osteitis is associated with vital teeth where as cementoblastoma is associated with non-vital teeth

(B) In condensing osteitis radiopacity is attached to tooth where as in cementoblastoma it is not

(C) Cementoblastoma is associated with vital tooth where as condensing osteitis is associated with non-vital tooth

(D) In cementoblastoma radiopacity is attached to tooth where as in condensing osteitis it is not

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