ORAL PATHOLOGY BOARD EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ALL ANSWERS
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Which of the following conditions has bruxism as a pathologic manifestation?
a. Attrition b. Erosion
c. Abrasion
Answer: b. attrition; d. abfraction
Which of the following papillae hyperplasia is a characteristic of hairy tongue?
A. foliate; B. filiform; C. fungiform; D. circumvallate; ANSWER B. filiform
White sores on the tongue of a debillitated patient on oral penicillin can be
removed, leaving a rough surface. The patient most likely possesses:
a. Candida
b. lichen planus c. dysplasia of the mucosa
d. Erythema multiforme The response a. Candida
In a dentist practice, a 50-year-old woman gets examined. She has basal cell
carcinoma of the lower lip, smokes, and is photosensitive. She has had a
hysterectomy and intestinal polyps in the past. A dental clinical examination
reveals that she has bilateral yellow raised patches on her buccal and lower lip
mucosa. She doesn't know that these yellow elevated places exist. From a dental
perspective, this patient most likely has:
A. candidiasis B. Granules of Fordyce
ANSWER b. Fordyce granules c. nicotinic stomatitis d. lupus erythematosis
Smoking, candidiasis, poor oral hygiene, and ill-fitting dentures are the most
common causes of inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia in the oral cavity. -
REPLY d
Fusion, budding, gemination, and concrescence are the diagnoses for teeth that
are connected together solely by cementum. - REPLY d
During development, two tooth buds unite to form what is known as a
macrodont. The following are the likely diagnoses: a. fusion b. budding c.
gemination d. concrescence ANSWER a. fusion
A lower molar's roots are excessively bent, about 90 degrees, as shown on a
CORRECT LATEST
Which of the following conditions has bruxism as a pathologic manifestation?
a. Attrition b. Erosion
c. Abrasion
Answer: b. attrition; d. abfraction
Which of the following papillae hyperplasia is a characteristic of hairy tongue?
A. foliate; B. filiform; C. fungiform; D. circumvallate; ANSWER B. filiform
White sores on the tongue of a debillitated patient on oral penicillin can be
removed, leaving a rough surface. The patient most likely possesses:
a. Candida
b. lichen planus c. dysplasia of the mucosa
d. Erythema multiforme The response a. Candida
In a dentist practice, a 50-year-old woman gets examined. She has basal cell
carcinoma of the lower lip, smokes, and is photosensitive. She has had a
hysterectomy and intestinal polyps in the past. A dental clinical examination
reveals that she has bilateral yellow raised patches on her buccal and lower lip
mucosa. She doesn't know that these yellow elevated places exist. From a dental
perspective, this patient most likely has:
A. candidiasis B. Granules of Fordyce
ANSWER b. Fordyce granules c. nicotinic stomatitis d. lupus erythematosis
Smoking, candidiasis, poor oral hygiene, and ill-fitting dentures are the most
common causes of inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia in the oral cavity. -
REPLY d
Fusion, budding, gemination, and concrescence are the diagnoses for teeth that
are connected together solely by cementum. - REPLY d
During development, two tooth buds unite to form what is known as a
macrodont. The following are the likely diagnoses: a. fusion b. budding c.
gemination d. concrescence ANSWER a. fusion
A lower molar's roots are excessively bent, about 90 degrees, as shown on a
