Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
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Course Introduction
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology is a specialized course that explores diseases affecting the oral cavity, jaws, and related structures. It provides students with a foundational understanding of the etiology, clinical presentation, microscopic features, and management of common and significant pathologies in the maxillofacial region. Emphasis is placed on the identification and differential diagnosis of both benign and malignant lesions, as well as inflammatory, infectious, genetic, and developmental disorders. The course integrates clinical case discussions and laboratory exercises to enhance diagnostic skills and prepare students for clinical practice in dentistry and oral healthcare.
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Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist 7th Edition by Olga A. C. Ibsen
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Preliminary Diagnosis of Oral
Lesions
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Q1) Which term is used to describe a radiographic lesion with borders that are specifically defined, revealing the exact margins and extent of the lesion?
A) Unilocular
B) Well circumscribed
C) Diffuse
D) Multilocular
Answer: B
Q2) Diagnosis of anemia is best accomplished through which examination?
A) Laboratory tests
B) Evaluation of the color of the gingiva
C) Bleeding on probing
D) Patient medical history
Answer: A
Q3) It has been suggested that Candida albicans is associated with which condition?
A) Median rhomboid glossitis
B) Linea alba
C) Leukoedema
D) Retrocuspid papillae
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Inflammation and Repair
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Q1) An increase in blood viscosity reveals
A) blood moving quickly through the vessels.
B) decreased amounts of red blood cells.
C) increase in plasma fluid.
D) thicker blood unable to flow as normal.
Answer: D
Q2) Local factors that impair healing include the following except one. Which is the exception?
A) Hemorrhage into the tissues
B) Excessive moving of the injured tissue
C) Increased scar tissue
D) Poor blood supply
Answer: C
Q3) A white raised line observed on the buccal mucosa along the occlusal plane of the teeth is most likely
A) cheek biting.
B) linea alba.
C) white sponge nevus.
D) frictional keratosis.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Immunity and Immunologic Oral Lesions
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Q1) What is the most common precipitating factor in the development of aphthous ulcers?
A) Allergy
B) Trauma
C) Systemic disease
D) Citrus foods
Answer: B
Q2) The three main types of lymphocytes active during an immune response include the following except one. Which one is the exception?
A) T-cell
B) NK cell
C) B-cell
D) C-cell
Answer: D
Q3) Which condition is not a component of Reiter syndrome?
A) Arthritis
B) Geographic tongue-like lesions
C) Urethritis
D) Wickham striae
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Infectious Diseases
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Q1) Multiple tiny vesicles that progress to form painful ulcers
A)Impetigo
B)Tuberculosis
C)Actinomycosis
D)Syphilis
E)Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
F)Verrucous vulgaris
G)Condyloma acuminatum
Q2) Primary (chancre), secondary (mucous patch), tertiary (gumma)
A)Impetigo
B)Tuberculosis
C)Actinomycosis
D)Syphilis
E)Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
F)Verrucous vulgaris
G)Condyloma acuminatum
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Chapter 5: Developmental Disorders
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Q1) This patient exhibits an extensive adhesion of the tongue to the floor of the mouth caused by the short lingual frenum. What condition is suspected?
A) Ankyloglossia
B) Frenectomy
C) Lingual thyroid
D) Total ankyloglossia
Q2) With concrescence, which tissue unites two adjacent teeth?
A) Enamel
B) Dentin
C) Cementum
D) Pulp
Q3) Impacted teeth cannot erupt because of
A) lack of eruptive force.
B) physical obstruction.
C) ankylosis.
D) bone pathology.
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Chapter 6: Genetics
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Q1) Which statement is true concerning hemophilia A?
A) It is inherited as an X-linked dominant condition.
B) It is inherited as a Y-linked recessive condition.
C) All X chromosomes are abnormal in the female carrier.
D) Female carriers tend to bleed more than usual after extraction of teeth or scaling and curettage.
Q2) Klinefelter
A)Characterized by multiple abnormalities in various organs
B)Down syndrome as a result of nondisjunction
C)Nondisjunction of the X chromosome in the paternal gamete
D)Deletion on the short arm of chromosome 5
E)Fertilized ovum has two X chromosomes plus a Y chromosome
Q3) Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is characterized by
A) hypodontia, hypotrichosis, and hypohidrosis.
B) hyperdontia, hypotrichosis, and hypohidrosis.
C) hypodontia, hypertrichosis, and hyperhidrosis.
D) hyperdontia, hypertrichosis, and hyperhidrosis.
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Chapter 7: Neoplasia
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Q1) A central mucoepidermoid carcinoma is derived from either salivary gland tissue trapped within bone or
A) a periapical abscess surrounding the apex of a nonvital tooth.
B) the transformed epithelial lining of a dentigerous cyst.
C) a lateral periodontal cyst.
D) an incisive canal cyst.
Q2) A lipoma
A) is a tumor of peripheral nerve tissue.
B) appears clinically as a yellowish mass surfaced by a thin layer of epithelium.
C) is found most commonly intraorally on the tongue.
D) occurs most often in men over 60.
Q3) Approximately _____% of patients with chondrosarcoma involving the jaws survive 5 years after the diagnosis.
A) 10
B) 30
C) 50
D) 70
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Chapter 8: Nonneoplastic Diseases of Bone
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Q1) What is one difference between the diagnosis of periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia and florid cemento-osseous dysplasia?
A) Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia usually affects more than one quadrant of the maxilla and mandible, including posterior regions.
B) Periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia affects black females; florid cemento-osseous dysplasia affects all ethnicities.
C) The two conditions have various radiographic appearances.
D) Symptoms of the two conditions vary from asymptomatic to extremely painful.
Q2) Which type of lesions typically arises in the posterior mandible and appears as an isolated, well-delineated radiolucent-to-radiopaque lesion that is less than 1.5 cm in size?
A) Periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia
B) Focal cemento-osseous dysplasia
C) Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia
D) Monostotic fibrous dysplasia
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Chapter 9: Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
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Q1) Arthralgia
A)Severe pain in a joint
B)Reduction of the number of red blood cells
C)Chronic excessive thirst and intake of fluid
D)Small, flat, hemorrhagic patch larger than a petechia on the skin
E)Cell surface protein to which a specific molecule (e.g., a hormone) can bind
F)Stoppage or cessation of bleeding
G)Decrease in number of granulocytes
H)Muscle pain
I)Insoluble protein that is essential for the clotting of blood
J)Platelet
K)Enlargement of the liver
L)Increase in the total red blood cell mass in the blood
M)Abnormal rarefaction of bone
N)Decrease in the number of platelets in circulating blood
Q2) All are clinical features of gigantism except one. Which is the exception?
A) Headache
B) Chronic fatigue
C) Extreme height
D) Gastrointestinal issues
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Chapter 10: Orofacial Pain and Diseases Affecting the
Temporomandibular Joint
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Q1) ____________ ankylosis is the most common type seen in the TMJ.
A) Fibrotic intraarticular
B) Bony intraarticular
C) Fibrotic extraarticular
D) Bony extraarticular
Q2) Which dental radiographic imaging is best for identifying bone abnormalities such as osteophytes, condylar erosion, fractures, ankylosis, and condylar hyperplasia?
A) Panoramic imaging
B) Transcranial imaging
C) Computerized tomography (CT)
D) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Q3) Which term describes a procedure induced inadvertently by a health care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure?
A) Sign
B) Symptom
C) Iatrogenic
D) Auscultation
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