Question: Periapical cyst is usually preceded by:__________?
- 1. Periapical granuloma
- 2. Periodontal abscess
- 3. Periapical abscess
- 4. All of the above
Question: Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis is:__________?
- 1. Necrotizing
- 2. Suppurative lesion
- 3. proliferation of a chronically inflamed pulp
- 4. Also called as phoenix abscess
Question: A tooth with a 3 month history of pain, which was worse when hot liquid were in mouth. After extraction, the tooth was split open. The pulp chamber was completely filled with pus. A few remnants of pulp tissue were found in apical end. The condition is:__
- 1. Acute partial pulpits
- 2. Acute total pulpits
- 3. Suppurative pulpitis
- 4. Strangulation of pulp
Question: Focal sclerosing osteomyelitis is:__________?
- 1. Due to excessive periosteal bone formation
- 2. An extremely painful condition
- 3. Due to low grade chronic infection
- 4. A common sequel following sequestrectomy
Question: Osteomyelitis begins as an inflammation of:__________?
- 1. Cortical bone
- 2. Periosteum
- 3. Medullary bone
- 4. periosteum and inner cortex
Question: The earliest radiographic sign of osteomyelitis is___________?
- 1. Solitary or multiple small radiolucent areas
- 2. Increased granular radioopacity
- 3. Blurring of trabecular outlines
- 4. Formation of sequestrum appearing as radiopaque patches
Question: The most common organism involved in a periapical abscess is:__________?
- 1. Strep. Pyogens
- 2. Strep. viridans
- 3. β hemolytic stretococci
- 4. Non hemolytic stretococci
Question: The main causative agent of Ludwig’s angina is:__________?
- 1. Anaerobic streptococci
- 2. Aerobic streptococci
- 3. Staphylococci
- 4. Legionella infection
Question: Which of the following periapical conditions is often associated with a vital pulp?
- 1. Apical cyst
- 2. Apical scar
- 3. Condensing osteitis
- 4. Chronic apical periodontitis
Question: An acute apical abscess is usually a result of:__________?
- 1. Periodontal pocket
- 2. Occlusal interference
- 3. Necrotic pulp
- 4. Chronic gingivitis
