6301. Which of the following is unlikely to cause enamel hypoplasia ?
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A. Congenital syphilis

B. Fluoride

C. Rickets

D. Cleidocranial dysostosis
6302. Clinical evidence of dentinogenesis imperfecta is______________?
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A. Defective dentine and obliterated pulp chamber

B. Oligodontia

C. Increased rate of caries

D. Defective enamel and dentine

6303. Brachytherapy means ___________?
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A. Radiation involving normal tissues

B. Radiation administered interstially through catheters

C. Lasers

D. Chemotherapy

6305. Hodgkins disease is considered to be________________?
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A. Chronic granulomatous disease

B. A malignant neoplasm

C. Inflammatory disease

D. Follilcular reticulosis

6307. Taurodontism is seen in ________________?
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A. Klinefelters syndrome

B. Turner syndrome

C. Down syndrome

D. Sturge weber syndrome

6308. Estein Pearls are________________?
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A. Gingival cyst of newborn

B. Enamel pearls

C. Gingival cyst of adult

D. Epithelial rests

6309. Dental anomaly of teeth associated with defective bone formation is seen in_______________?
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A. amelogenesis imperfecta

B. Odontodysplasia

C. dentinogenesis imperfecta

D. Osteitis deformans

6312. In Treacher collins syndrome there is________________?
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A. Poorly developed or absence of malar bones

B. Upward sloping of the palpebral fissure

C. No loss of hearing

D. Progenia and mandibular prognathism

6313. Mottled enamel is due to______________?
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A. Excess of fluoride

B. Vitamin A deficiency

C. Teratogens

D. Vitamin D deficiency

6314. Premaxilla-premaxillary cyst_________________?
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A. Globulomaxillary cyst

B. Nasopalatine cyst

C. Nasoalveolar cyst

D. Incisive canal

6315. Acanthosis is_____________?
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A. Disruption of basal lamina

B. Increase in thickness of superficial layer

C. Increase in thickness of spinous layer

D. Increase in mitotic division

6316. Fordyces spots are________________?
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A. Present on the cheek mucosa lateral to angle of the mouth

B. Red spots

C. All of the above

D. Fat tissue embedded in buccal mucosa

6317. Hutchinsons incisiors are present in________________?
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A. Tertiary syphilis

B. Acquired syphilis

C. congenital syphilis

D. Secondary syphilis

6318. Which of the following is NOT a clinical feature of Pierre-Robin syndrome ?
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A. Coloboma of lower eyelid

B. Glossoptosis

C. Retrognathia

D. Micrognathia

6319. Commonest site of carcinoma of tongue____________?
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A. Ventral surface

B. Posterior one third

C. Tip of tongue

D. Lateral margin
6320. Clavicle is absent is______________?
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A. Osteogenesis imperfecta

B. Osteopetrosis

C. Cleidocranial dysostosis

D. Fibrous dysplasia

6322. The torus mandibularis most commonly seen in the region of______________?
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A. Premolar region

B. Molar region

C. Incisor region

D. Canine region

6323. Which of the following is an oral precancer ?
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A. White spongy naevus

B. Leukemia

C. Oral hairy leukoplakia

D. Speckled Leukoplakia
6324. Mulberry molars are characteristic features of_____________?
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A. Due to chronic suppurative abscess in over lying gingival tissue

B. congenital syphilis

C. Trauma at the time of birth

D. Severe flurosis

6325. The term dilaceration refers to______________?
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A. A deformity of a tooth consisting of a sharp bend bend in the root

B. A tooth that is fractured at two or more places

C. A root or tooth that is split into two

D. Abrasions on two surfaces of single tooth

6326. Cysts associated with vital teeth are_______________?
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A. Dentigerous cyst, Globulomaxillary cyst, radicular cyst

B. Dentigerous cyst OKC, radicular cyst

C. Dentigerous cyst, Globulomaxillary cyst, lateral periodontal cyst, OKC

D. B & C

6328. The most common bone cancer is______________?
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A. Squamous cell carcinoma

B. Multiple myeloma

C. Metastatic bone cancer

D. Osteosarcoma

6329. Amelogenesis imperfecta is a disorder of_____________?
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A. Endoderm

B. Mesoderm

C. Ectoderm

D. Ecto and Mesoderm

6330. In Hypodontia, the most commonly affected tooth is_______________?
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A. Permanent second premolar

B. Permanent third molar

C. Permanent Canine

D. Permanent lateral incisor

6332. Biochemical abnormality associated with osteogenesis imperfecta is increase in______________?
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A. Alkaline phosphatase

B. Acid phosphatase

C. Bicarbonate ion

D. Phosphorylase enzyme
6333. Persons with the greatest risk of oral cancer_______________?
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A. Have a poor oro-dental hygiene, nutritional deficiencies and are chronic alcoholics

B. Are middle aged have a poor oro-dental hygiene and regularly use tabacco

C. Are young, have poor oro-dental hygiene and are heavy smokers

D. Are old, chronic alcoholics and regularly and regularly use tobacco
6335. Of the following which is most common disorder causing pain about the masticatory apparatus including the TMJ_____________?
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A. Myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome

B. Traumatic arthritis

C. Trigeminal neuralgia

D. Degenerative arthritis

6336. Least cariogenic among these______________?
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A. Fructose

B. Sucrose

C. Cooked starch

D. Raw starch
6337. Brittle bone syndrome is caused by______________?
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A. Increase osteoclastic activity

B. Increase fibroblastic activity

C. Polymerisation of collagen

D. Improper synthesis of procollagen
6338. The inheritance pattern of dentinogensis imperfecta is______________?
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A. Recessive

B. Autosomal dominant

C. X-linked recessive

D. Homozygous

6339. Ectopic sebaceous glands in the mouth are called________________?
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A. Fordyce spots

B. Lingual verices

C. Linea alba buccalis

D. Hecks disease
6340. Peripheral giant cell granuloma occurs most commonly on the_______________?
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A. Alveolar ridge

B. Floor of the mouth

C. Palate

D. Gingiva
6341. Lactobacilli are numerous in caious lesions because they______________?
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A. Are the main causative agent

B. Can attack to smooth enamel surfaces

C. Are secondary invaders

D. Can produce insoluble extracellular polysaccharides

6342. In a caries-free individual the saliva has_____________?
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A. Independent of buffering capacity for acids

B. Medium buffering capacity for acids

C. High buffering capacity for acids

D. low buffering capacity of acids

6343. For a bacterium to be seriously considered in the etiology of dental caries, it must______________?
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A. Produce extracellular amylopectins

B. Be lethal for gnotobiotic animals

C. Produce intracellular dextrans

D. Exist regularly in the dental plaque
6344. Mobility of teeth in carcinoma of Maxillary sinus is due to involvement by tumor of_________________?
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A. Roof of the sinus

B. Posterior wall of the sinus

C. Floor of the sinus

D. Anterior wall of the sinus

6345. Which of the following is not hereditary________________?
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A. Dentinogenesis imperfecta

B. Amelogenesis imperfecta

C. Cleidocranial dysostosis

D. Regional odontodysplasia

6348. Prolonged administrator of broad spectrum antibiotics results in the formation of_______________?
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A. Geographic tongue

B. Median rhomboid glossitis

C. Black hairy tongue

D. Fissured tongue

6349. Globulamaxillary cyst is______________?
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A. A cyst present in the incisive canal

B. Soft tissue cyst present often between maxillary Lateral incisor and cuspid teeth

C. Often present between incisor and cuspid teeth but is a bone cyst

D. A cyst present between the midline of the palate

6350. Hairy tongue is characterized by____________?
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A. Hypertrophy of filiform papillae

B. Hypertrophy of fungiform papillae

C. Hypertrophy of circumvallate papillae

D. Hypertrophy of foliate papillae