medical MCQs – Page 313

Practise multiple-choice questions from medical for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

6241. The most common supernumerary tooth form is______________?
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A. Tuberculated

B. Screw shaped

C. Conical

D. Incisor shaped

6242. A patient aged 50 years presented with a history of jaw expansion and enlargement of maxilla_____________?
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A. pagets disease

B. Acromegaly

C. Hyperparathyroidism

D. Fibrous dysplasia

6243. Corticosteroids are useful in treatment of TMJ arthritis because they have_____________?
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A. Inhibitory effect on synovial membrane

B. An analgesic effects

C. An anti-inflammatory effect

D. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect

6244. Melanoma is_____________?
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A. Benign tumour of skin and mucous membrane

B. Malignant tumour of skin and mucous membrane

C. Benign tumor of melanophores

D. Malignant tumour of melanophores

6245. Initiation of caries by streptococcus mutans is by the production of______________?
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A. soluble dextan and glucosyl transferase

B. Insoluble dextan and glucosyl transferase

C. Dextranase and soluble dextran

D. None of the above

6246. Arecanut chewing is aetiological factor in______________?
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A. Oral dubmucous fibrosis

B. Erythema multiforme

C. Leukoedema

D. Oral lichen planus

6247. Ghost teeth is seen in which of the following_________________?
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A. None of the above

B. Regional odontodysplasia

C. Dens is dent

D. Dentin dysplasia

6248. Hecks disease is another name for_______________?
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A. Focal epithelial hyperplasia

B. Fibromatosis gingiva

C. Oral melanotic macule

D. Hereditary intestinal polyposis syndrome

6249. Benign tumor which shows metastasis_____________?
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A. Warthins tumor

B. Neurofibroma

C. Keratocanthoma

D. Ameloblastoma
6250. Large pulp chambers are characteristic of all the following conditions except_______________?
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A. Shell teeth

B. Tauradontisam

C. Dentin Dysplasia

D. Dentinogenesis imperfecta
6251. Ossifying fibroma manifests as______________?
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A. Unilocular radiolucency

B. Unilocular radio opacity

C. Multilocular radiolucency

D. Multiocular radio opacity

E. Both A & B
6252. Failure of descent of thyroid analage can be seen in the tongue______________?
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A. In anterior 2/3 of inferior surface

B. In anterior 2/3 of dorsal aspect

C. In posterior 1/3 of dorsal aspect

D. Near the base of tongue close to foramen caecum
6253. The lateral spread of dental caries is facilitated mostly by the_______________?
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A. Enamel spindles

B. Striae of Retzius

C. Dentinoenamel junction

D. Enamel lamellae

6254. In a 60 year old adult, which of the following diseases causes expansile maxillary lesions ?
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A. Pagets disease

B. Rickets

C. Fibrous Dysplasia

D. Acromegaly

6255. White, spongy, folded thick mucosa is seen in____________?
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A. Oral hairy leukoplakia

B. Aspirin burn

C. White spongy nevus

D. Pseudomembranous Candidiasis

6256. Turbid dentin in carious tooth is all EXCEPT_____________?
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A. Zone in which collagen is irreversibly denatured

B. Zone which can not be remineralized

C. Zone of bacterial invasion

D. Zone that need not be removed before restoration
6257. Treatment for verrucous carcinoma is_______________?
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A. Laser technique

B. Surgery + radiotherapy

C. Alpha (a) interferon

D. Excision
6258. The primary causative factor for myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome of the TMJ is_______________?
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A. Infratemporal space infection

B. Otitis media

C. Auriculotemporal neuritis

D. Muscular overextension and over contraction
6259. Streptococcus mutans is considered to be principle etiologic agent of caries because it produces organic acids and it ________________?
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A. Forms a gelatinous matrix

B. Derives energy from enamel constituents

C. Lives symbiolically with lactobacillus

D. Metabolizes substrate from saliva

6260. Eruption fails in this bone disease, as there is no bone resorption_______________?
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A. Phantom bone disease

B. Pagets disease

C. Primary hyperparathyroidism

D. Osteopetrosis