Oral Pathology Questions

 
 
DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS


# LONG ESSAYS
 
  • Enumerate Developmental disturbances of tongue. Write in detail about geographic tongue.
  • Enumerate the developmental disturbances affecting the structure of teeth.
  • Describe in detail about Amelogenesis imperfecta.
  • Write in detail about the developmental anomalies affecting the shape of the teeth.
  • List the developmental anomalies of teeth with respect to its structure. Give a detailed account on dentinogenesis imperfecta.
  • Enumerate the environmental causes for enamel hypoplasia. Write in detail about them.
  • Enumerate the dental anomalies affecting shape of tooth. Write in detail about Dens evaginatus.


# SHORT ESSAY
 

  • Supernumerary teeth.
  • Dens invaginatus.
  • Amelogenesis imperfecta.
  • Benign migratory glossitis.
  • Dentinogenesis imperfecta.
  • Macrodontia.
  • Hutchinson’s traid.
  • Tourodontism.
  • Facial hemihypertrophy.
  • Median rhomboid glossitis.
  • Enamel hypoplasia.
  • Anodontia.
  • Dentin dysplasia.


# SHORT ANSWER
 

  • Fordyce’s granules.
  • Melkarson- Rosenthal syndrome.
  • Fusion of teeth.
  • Supernumerary teeth.
  • Concrescence.
  • Talons cusp.
  • Hutchinsons traid.
  • Dilacerations.
  • Anodontia.
  • Ankyloglossia.
  • Turner’s hypoplasia.
  • Macroglossia.
  • Double lip.
  • Mottled enamel.
  • Hypercementosis.
  • Submerged teeth.
  • Turners teeth.
  • Ghost teeth.
  • Enamel pearl.






DENTAL CARIES

# LONG ESSAY
 

  • Define dental caries. Write in detail about the zones of enamel and dentinal caries.
  • Mention various theories of dental caries. Describe proteolytic theory in detail.
  • Define and classify dental caries. Write in detail the histopathology of dental caries.


# SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Normal oral microbial flora.
  • Role ot microorganisms in dental caries.
  • Miller’s theory of dental caries.
  • Sequelae of dental caries.
  • Caries activity test.
  • Lactobacillus count test.
  • Histopathology of dental caries and enamel caries.
  • Clinical types of dental caries.
  • Acidogenic theory of dental caries.
  • Proteolytic chelation theory.
  • Rampant caries.
  • Nursing bottle caries.
  • Caries vaccine.


# SHORT ANSWERS
 

  • Streptococcus mutans.
  • Snyder test.
  • Enumerate zones of enamel caries.
  • Name four caries activity tests.
  • Pioneer bacteria.
  • Lactobacillus acidophilus.
  • Name four bacteria involved in dental caries.
  • Transverse clefts.
  • Liquefaction foci of miller.
  • Cervical caries.







BENIGN AND MALIGNANT TUMOURS

# LONG ESSAY
 

  • Enumerate the benign and malignant tumours of epithelial origin. Discuss in detail etiopathogenesis, clinical features and histopathology of OSCC.
  • Enumerate premalignant conditions. Discuss in detail etiopathogenesis and

histopathology of OSMF.

  • Write in detail etiology, clinical features and histopathology of OSM.
  • Enumerate non odontogenic benign epithelial neoplasms. Write the etiology, clinical leatures of the same.
  • Enumerate giant cell lesions. Write in detail pathogenesis and histopathology of ABC.
  • Define leukoplakia. Add a note on its malignant potential.
  • Enumerate non odontogenic malignant epithelial neoplasm. Write in detail the clinical features and histopathology of SCC.
  • Mention non odontogenic malignant tumours of epithelial tissue of oral mucosa. Describe clinical features and histopathology of verrucous carcinoma.


# SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Clinical and histological features of papilloma.
  • Osteosarcoma.
  • Fibroma.
  • Epithelial dysplasia.
  • Grading and staging of OSCC.
  • Keratoacanthoma.
  • Frictional keratosis.
  • Reed Sternberg cells.
  • Erythroplakia.
  • TNM staging.
  • Clinical feature and histological feature of fibroma.
  • Neurofibromatosis.
  • Nevus.
  • Cementoblastoma.
  • Etiopathogensis of ABC.
  • Hodgkin’s and non Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
  • Burkitts lymphoma.
  • Nevoid basal cell carcinoma.
  • Carcinoma in situ.
  • Histopathology of OSMF.
  • Histopathology of OSCC.
  • Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
  • CG.
  • Neurofibroma.
  • Odontomes.
  • Fibroma.
  • Blue nevi.
  • Lymphangioma.
  • Teratoma.
  • PGCG.
  • Capillary and cavernous hemangioma.


# SHORT ANSWER
 

  • Enumerate features of epithelial dysplasia.
  • Von Recklinghausen a disease of skin.
  • Premalignant conditions.
  • Stag horn pattern.
  • Cart wheel pattern.
  • Reed Sternberg cells.
  • Starry sky appearance.
  • Hematoma.
  • Histopathology of schwannoma.


# LONG ESSAYS
 

  • Enumerate benign odontogenic tumours. Write in detail the clinical features, radiographic features and histopathology of follicular ameloblastoma.
  • Classify odontogenic cysts. Write in detail the clinical features, radiographic features and histopathology of dentigerous cysts.
  • Classify cysts of orofacial region.Describe in detail OKC. Add a note on causes of recurrence of OKC.
  • Classify odontogenic cysts. Describe pathogenesis Clinical features,radiographic features and histopathology of radicular cyst.
  • Classify odontogenic tumours. Write in detail clinical features, radiographic features and histopathology of ameloblastoma.
  • Classify cysts of maxillofacial region. Write in detail about pathogenesis, clinical features, radiographic features and histopathology of apical periodontal cyst.


# SHORT ESSAY
 

  • Causes of recurrence of OKC.
  • Etiopathogenesis of ABC.
  • Labelled Histopathological diagram of plexiform ameloblastoma.
  • AOT radiographic features and histopathology.
  • Histopathologic variants of ameloblastoma.
  • Histopathology of OKC.
  • Odontomes.
  • Histopathology of radicular cyst.
  • Histopathology of dentigerous cyst.
  • Pindborg’s tumour.
  • Traumatic bone cyst.
  • Unicystic ameloblastoma.
  • Parasytic cysts.
  • Ameloblastic fibroma.







SALIVARY GLANDS

LONG ESSAYS
 

  • Enumerate non neoplastic enlargement of salivary glands and discuss in detail sjogren’s syndrome.
  • Enumerate benign salivary gland tumours. Describe pathogenesis, clinical features and histopathology of pleomorphic adenoma.
  • Enumerate malignant salivary gland tumours. Write in detail about mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
  • Classify salivary gland neoplasms. Write in detail about pleomorphic adenoma.
  • Classify tumours of salivary glands. Write in detail about adenoid cystic carcinoma.


SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
  • Xerostomia.
  • Write pathogenesis and histopathology of pleomorphic adenoma.
  • Discuss sialolithiasis.
  • Warthin’s tumour.
  • Mucous extravasation phenomenon.
  • Sjogren’s syndrome.
  • Mixed tumour.
  • Histopathology of adenoid cystic carcinoma.
  • Mucous retention cyst.
  • Histopathology of mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
  • Histopathology of warthin’s tumour.
  • Clinical features of sjorgren’s syndrome.
  • Ranula.


SHORT ANSWERS
 

  • Describe pathogenesis of Warthin’s tumour.
  • Xerostomia.
  • Swiss cheese pattern.
  • Cherry blossom appearance.
  • Sialolith.


DISEASES OF SKIN

LONG ESSAYS
 

  • Eumerate mucocutaneous lesions, write in detail about pemphigus pathogenesis, clinical and Histopathological features of pemphigus.

 

  • Enumerate mucocutaneous diseases affecting oral mucosa. Discuss in detail.


SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Lichen planus.
  • Clinical and Histopathological features of pemphigus.
  • Oral pemphigus.
  • Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia.
  • White sponge nevus.
  • Scleroderma.
  • Pathogenesis of lichen planus.
  • CREST syndrome.


SHORT ANSWERS
 

  • Tzanck cell.
  • Auspitz sign.
  • Civatte bodies.
  • Raynauds phenomenon.
  • Tzanck test.
  • Saw tooth appearance.
  • Bulls eye.
  • Nikolskys sign.







PULP AND PERIAPICAL LESIONS

LONG ESSAYS
 

  • Describe etiopathogenesis,clinical feature,radiographic feature and histopathological feature of acute osteomyelitis.
  • Classily pulpitis. Discuss and differentiate the types. Write the sequelae of dental caries. Write about periapical granuloma.


SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Sequelac of dental caries
  • Histopathological features of radicular cyst or eriapical cyst.
  • Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis or pulp polyp.
  • Garre’s osteomyelitis.
  • Periapical granuloma.
  • Acute pulpitis.
  • Pathogenesis of radicular cyst.
  • Chronic focal sclerosing osteomyelitis.
  • Pheonix abscess.


SHORT ANSWERS
 

  • Cholestrol clefts.
  • Pheonix abscess.
  • Sequestrum.
  • Types of pulpitis.
  • Anachorectic pulpitis.
  • Garre’s osteomyelitis.

 

  • Types of osteomyelitis.
  • Hyperemia of pulp.
  • Granuloma.
  • Rushton bodies.
  • Clinical features of reversible pulpitis.
  • Clinical features of acute pulpitis.
  • Sequestrum and involucrum.


BACTERIAL VIRAL AND FUNGAL INFECTIONS

LONG ESSAY
 

  • Classify viral lesions, discuss about oral herpes simplex virus infection.
  • Enumete the bacterial lesions seen in the oral cavity. Write in detail about herpes simplex infection.
  • Describe the etiopathogenesis, clinical feature and management of pulmonary tuberculosis.


SHORT ESSAY
 

  • Oral thrush.
  • Scarlet fever.
  • Actinomycosis.
  • Syphilis.
  • Herpes zoster.
  • Oral manifestation of syphilis.
  • Oral manifestation of herpes labialis.
  • Lab finding and oral manifestation of iron deficiency anemia.
  • Types of oral candidiasis.
  • Acute pseudomembraneous candidiasis.
  • Lab diagnosis of oral candidiasis.
  • Paul bunnel test.


SHORT ANSWERS
 

  • HIV.
  • Ray fungus.
  • Treponema pallidum.
  • Pyogenic granuloma.
  • Fusiform bacilli.

 

  • Lipshutz bodies.
  • Sulphar granules.
  • Identification of candid organism.
  • Ballooning degeneration.
  • Raspberry tongue.
  • Candida albicans.







MISCELLANEOUS

SHORT ESSAY
 

  • Exfoliative cytology.
  • Biopsy.
  • Types and procedure of biopsy.
  • Interpretation of exfoliative cytology.


SYNDROMES

SHORT ESSAY
 

  • James ramsay hunt syndrome.
  • Albright syndrome.
  • Sjogrens syndrome.
  • Pieme robin syndrome.
  • Plummer Vinson syndrome.
  • Peutz jeghers syndrome.
  • Marfan syndrome.
  • Papillon lefevre syndrome.
  • Myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome.
  • Clinical feature of treacher Collins syndrome.
  • Treacher collins syndrome.


SHORT ANSWER
 

  • Merlkersson rosenthal syndrome.
  • Pierre robin syndrome.
  • Gorlin goltz syndrome.
  • Grinspan’s syndrome.
  • Garden’s syndrome.
  • Crest syndrome.
  • Steven johnson syndrome.
  • Ascher syndrome

syndrome.

  • Vander woude’s syndrome.
  • Eagle’s syndrome.
  • Apert’s syndrome.
  • Cherry blossom appearance.
  • Treacher collin syndrome.


DISEASES OF NERVES AND MUSCLES

SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome.
  • Trigeminal neuralgia.


SHORT ANSWER
 

  • Tic doloureux.
  • Trigger zones.
  • Crocodile tears.
  • Crowe’s sign.
  • Alarm clock headache.


ALLERGIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES

SHORT ESSAY
 

  • Apthous ulcer.

 

  • Recurrent apthous ulcer.


DISEASES OF PERIODONTIUM

SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • ANUG.
  • Gingival hyperplasia.
  • Dental plaque.
  • Pregnancy tumor.
  • Herpetic gingival stomatitis.


WOUND HEALING

LONG ESSAYS
 

  • Define healing, repair and regeneration. Describe the healing of an extraction wound.
  • Factors affecting oral wounds and mention its complication.
  • Enumerate the factors affecting healing of oral wound and describe the healing of extraction wound.


SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Factors affecting wound healing.
  • Healing of extraction socket.


SHORT ANSWER
 

  • Dry socket.


REGRESSIVE ALTERATION OF TEETH

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL INJURIES OF ORAL CAVITY

SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Bruxism.
  • Attrition.
  • Abrasion.
  • Erosion.


SHORT ANSWER
 

  • Plumbism.
  • Pink tooth of mummery.
  • Acrodynia.
  • Swift’s disease (Pink disease).
  • Erosion.
  • Bruxism.
  • Hypercementosis.
  • Osteoradionecrosis.


DISEASES OF BLOOD

SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Cyclic neutropenia.
  • Sickle cell anaemia.
  • Cooleys anaemia.
  • Bence jones protein.
  • Raynaud’s phenomenon.
  • Anaemia.


SHORT ANSWER
 

  • Hair on end appearance.
  • Lab findings of iron deficiency anaemia.
  • Purpura.
  • Types of leukemia.
  • Hemophilia.
  • Polycythemia.


SPREAD OF INFECTION

SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Ludwigs angina.


SHORT ANSWER
 

  • Foci of infection.
  • Cellulitis.
  • Definition of focus of infection.


METABOLIC DISORDERS

SHORT ESSAYS
 

  • Hyperparathyroidism.


SHORT ANSWER
 

  • Browns tumor.

 

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