oral pathology and medicine MCQs – Page 15

Practise focused oral pathology and medicine questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

oral pathology and medicine Mcqs
281. Histological clefts in lichen planus are____________?
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A. Wickhams Striae

B. Max Joseph spaces

C. Auspitzs sign

D. Civatte bodies

282. Erythema multiformae is:___________?
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A. painless vesicular self limiting disease

B. A viral disease

C. Bacterial infection

D. An acute self limiting disease, of skin and oral mucous membrane
283. Geniculate neuralgia is caused in the nerve______________?
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A. IX

B. VII

C. II

D. X

284. The chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw consists of:_____________?
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A. Sclerotic cemental mass

B. chronic diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis

C. All of the above

D. condensing osteitis

285. All of the following lesions may be classified as Odontogenic Tumours EXCEPT:
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A. Acanthomatous ameloblastoma

B. Simple ameloblastoma

C. Branchial cleft cyst

D. Myxoma

286. Salivary duct calculi______________?
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A. produce pain on eating

B. Are common cause of acute parotitis

C. Are commonest in the parotid ducts

D. Are associated with hypercaleaemic states

287. Freys syndrome results from surgery of the ______________?
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A. TMJ

B. Parotid gland

C. sublingual salivary gland

D. Submandibular salivary gland

288. Pemphigus is characterized by:____________?
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A. Acantholysis

B. Hyperorthokeratosis

C. Hyperparakeratosis

D. Acanthosis

289. Trigeminal heuralgia (tic doulourex) is characterized by______________?
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A. Uncontrollable twitching of muscles

B. Paralysis of one side of the face

C. Prolonged episodes of plain on one side of the face

D. Sharp, excruciating pain of short duration
290. Which of the following is a true neoplasm of functional cementoblasts:
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A. Periapical cemental dysplasia

B. Familial cemental dysplasia

C. Hypercementosis

D. Benign cementoblastoma
291. joint erosions are not a feature of:____________?
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A. Multicentric reticulohisticytosis

B. Systemis lupus eythematosus

C. Rhematoid arthritis

D. Psoriasis

292. Most used selective medium for streptococcus mutans is:____________?
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A. Mitus salivarius bacitracin agar

B. Mac conkey medium

C. Tellurite medium

D. Nutrient agar

293. Bells palsy is triggered by_______________?
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A. Any of the above

B. Exposure to cold

C. Local and systemic infection

D. Tooth extraction

294. Which sites are characteristically affected in Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
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A. Liver, spleen, pancreas

B. Conjunctive, genitalia, oral mucosa

C. Parotid gland, palate, conjunctive

D. Oral mucosa, lacrimal apparatus, ears

295. Osteomyelitis begins as an inflammation of:__________?
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A. Medullary bone

B. Cortical bone

C. periosteum and inner cortex

D. Periosteum

296. Grinspan syndrome is associated with:___________?
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A. Leukoplakia

B. Oral submucous fibrosis

C. Aphthous ulcer

D. Lichen planus
297. Streptococcus mutans produces an adhesive polymer from sucrose, known as:__________?
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A. Polyfructans

B. Lectins

C. Glucans

D. Levans

298. Which of the following is false about ossifying fibroma ?
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A. Affects people in 3-4 decade of life

B. Circumscribed radio opacity

C. Continuous growth

D. Maxilla affected more than the mandible
299. Histochemical demonstration of glycogen in the cells can help in the diagnosis of_________________?
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A. Malignant melanoma

B. Squamous cell carcinoma

C. Kaposis sarcoma

D. Ewings sarcoma
300. Osteogenesis imperfecta_____________?
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A. Has associations with amelogenesis imperfecta

B. May be associated with deafness

C. In a se*-linked disorder of bones that develop that develop in cartilage

D. manifests with blue sclera which are pathognomonic of this diease