Pathology OSCE Questions with Correct
Answers 2025
AnBodontogenicBkeratocystB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B63
Sex:BM
Race:BCaucasian
ChiefBComplaint:B"MyBtooth'sBsuddenlyBbecomeBlooseBinBtheBlowerBleftBarea."
CurrentBMedication:BInsulinBtherapy
MedicalBHistory:BpatientBhasBaBhistoryBofBtypeBIBdiabetes,BsevereBrenalBinsufficiencyBrequiringBdial
ysis,BandBmitralBvalveBprolapse
RadiographicBAppearanceBofBLesion:
multilocular,BradiolucentBlesionBisBseenBinBseenBinBtheBposteriorBmandible.BMandibularB2ndBandB3r
dBmolarsBexhibitBresorptionBofBtoothBstructure.
BasedBuponBtheirBmultilocularBradiographicBappearanceBthisBlesionBis
a.BCementoma
b.BABsquamousBcellBcarcinoma
c.BABperiapicalBpathosis
d.BAnBodontogenicBkeratocyst
MandibularBToriB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B40
Sex:BF
Race:BCaucasian
MedicalBHistory:BNoBsignificantBfindings.
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BTheseB"hardBbumps"BasBdescribedBbyBtheBpatient,BlocatedBonBtheBlingualBa
spectBofBtheBmandibleBinBthatBareaBofBtheBpremolars,BhaveBbeenBpresentBforBseveralByearsBandBnoB
changesBhaveBoccurred.
,ClinicalBAppearance:BBilateral,BlobulatedBbonyBhardBareasBofBdenseBboneBareBcoveredBbyBnormalB
mucosaBandBareBlocatedBonBtheBlingualBaspectBofBtheBmandibleBinBtheBareaBofBtheBpremolars.
TheBdentalBhygieneBdiagnosesBforBthisBbonyBlesionBisBdeterminedBthroughBaBclinicalBevaluation.BitBi
sBa:
a.BMandibularBTori
b.BRetrocuspidBpapillae
c.BImpactedBmandibularBmolar
d.BOldBdoneBToma
internalBresorptionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B46
Sex:BM
Race:BCaucasian
MedicalBHistory:BpatientBhasBhistoryBofBhighBbloodBpressure.
CurrentBMedication:BLotensin
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BnoBsignificantBdental-relatedBinformationBwasBnoted.
RadiographicBAppearanceBofBlesion:BABlocalized,BdiffuseBradiolucencyBthatBextendsBbeyondBtheBco
nfinesBofBtheBpluralBareaBisBseenBinBtheBmaxillaryBfirstBmolar.
ThisBconditionBisBmostBoftenBasymptomatic.BRadiographicBdiagnosisBprovidesBsufficientBinformati
onBtoBestablishBtheBdiagnosis.BThisBconditionBisBcalled
a.BOdontoma
b.BInternalBresorption
c.BDensBinBdente
,d.BCalcifiedBpulp
CalciumBchannelBblockerB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B58
Sex:BF
Race:BCaucasian
MedicalBHistory:BpatientBhasBaB2-yearBhistoryBofBhighBbloodBpressure.
Medication:BPatientBhasBbeenBtakingBNifedipineB(Procardia);BtheBdosageBhasBincreasedBovertimeBf
romB30BtoB90mg
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BPoorBoralBhygieneBpartlyBassociatedBwithBgingivalBenlargement.
ClinicalBAppearance:BGeneralizedBfibroticBpinkBtoBerythematousBenlargementBofBtheBpapillaryBgin
givaBisBnoted.
WhatBisBaBmostBlikelyBcauseBofBtheBgingivalBenlargementBobservedBinBthisBpatient?
a.BABpoorBoralBhygiene
b.BCalciumBchannelBblockerB
c.BTheBuseBofBanBelectricBtoothbrush
d.BBetaBblockerBmedication
necrotizingBulcerativeBgingivitisB(NUG)B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B19
Sex:BM
Race:BCaucasian
ChiefBcomplaint:B"MyBgumsBareBsore,BandBIBhaveBbeenBunderBsignificantBstressBatBcollage.BIBhaveBaB
badBtasteBinBmyBmouthBandBbadBbreath."
MedicalBHistory:BTheBpatientBpresentBwithBallergiesBthatBoccasionallyBcauseBmouthBbreathing.
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BTheBpatient'sBlastBdentalBexaminationBwasBaboutB1ByearBbefore.BSeveralBc
arriesBlesionsBwereBrestored.BHeBhadBnoBgingivalBorBperiodontalBproblemsBatBthatBtime.
, ClinicalBAppearance:BTheBgingivaBinBthisBpatientBappearsBedematousBandBerythematousBwithBcrea
tedBorB"punched-out"BinterdentalBpapillae.
ThisBpainfulBgingivalBcondition,BcausedBbyBfusiformBbacilliBandBspirochete,BinvolvesBulcerationsBonB
theBliningBofBtheBsulcus.BThisBconditionBisBcalled:
a.BnecrotizingBulcerativeBgingivitisB(NUG)
b.BCandidiasis
c.BAcuteBosteomyelitis
d.BallergicBreaction
PurilisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B36
Sex:BM
Race:BCaucasianB
MedicalBHistory:BNoBsignificantBfindings
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BNoBsignificantBfindings
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BPatientBstatesBthatBaB"pimple"BhasBbeenBpresentBonBhisBgumBinBtheBlowerBl
eftBareaBforBsomeBtime.BABlarge,BoldBMODBamalgamBwithBanBopenBmarginBisBseenBonBtoothBnumbe
rB19.BPatientBhasBnotBbeenBtoBtheBdentistBinBseveralByears.
ClinicalBAppearance:BAnBexophyticBsessile-
basedBerythematousBlesionBisBnotedBonBbuccalBaspectBofBtheBmandibularBfirstBmolar.BAsBpressureBi
sBappliedBtoBthisBarea,BaBpurulentBexudateBisBseen.
OnBtheBbasisBofBtheBclinicalBfeaturesBandBtheBpurulentBexudate,ByouBsuspectBthatBthisBlesionBis:
a.BRanula
b.BParulis
c.BABfibroma
Answers 2025
AnBodontogenicBkeratocystB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B63
Sex:BM
Race:BCaucasian
ChiefBComplaint:B"MyBtooth'sBsuddenlyBbecomeBlooseBinBtheBlowerBleftBarea."
CurrentBMedication:BInsulinBtherapy
MedicalBHistory:BpatientBhasBaBhistoryBofBtypeBIBdiabetes,BsevereBrenalBinsufficiencyBrequiringBdial
ysis,BandBmitralBvalveBprolapse
RadiographicBAppearanceBofBLesion:
multilocular,BradiolucentBlesionBisBseenBinBseenBinBtheBposteriorBmandible.BMandibularB2ndBandB3r
dBmolarsBexhibitBresorptionBofBtoothBstructure.
BasedBuponBtheirBmultilocularBradiographicBappearanceBthisBlesionBis
a.BCementoma
b.BABsquamousBcellBcarcinoma
c.BABperiapicalBpathosis
d.BAnBodontogenicBkeratocyst
MandibularBToriB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B40
Sex:BF
Race:BCaucasian
MedicalBHistory:BNoBsignificantBfindings.
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BTheseB"hardBbumps"BasBdescribedBbyBtheBpatient,BlocatedBonBtheBlingualBa
spectBofBtheBmandibleBinBthatBareaBofBtheBpremolars,BhaveBbeenBpresentBforBseveralByearsBandBnoB
changesBhaveBoccurred.
,ClinicalBAppearance:BBilateral,BlobulatedBbonyBhardBareasBofBdenseBboneBareBcoveredBbyBnormalB
mucosaBandBareBlocatedBonBtheBlingualBaspectBofBtheBmandibleBinBtheBareaBofBtheBpremolars.
TheBdentalBhygieneBdiagnosesBforBthisBbonyBlesionBisBdeterminedBthroughBaBclinicalBevaluation.BitBi
sBa:
a.BMandibularBTori
b.BRetrocuspidBpapillae
c.BImpactedBmandibularBmolar
d.BOldBdoneBToma
internalBresorptionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B46
Sex:BM
Race:BCaucasian
MedicalBHistory:BpatientBhasBhistoryBofBhighBbloodBpressure.
CurrentBMedication:BLotensin
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BnoBsignificantBdental-relatedBinformationBwasBnoted.
RadiographicBAppearanceBofBlesion:BABlocalized,BdiffuseBradiolucencyBthatBextendsBbeyondBtheBco
nfinesBofBtheBpluralBareaBisBseenBinBtheBmaxillaryBfirstBmolar.
ThisBconditionBisBmostBoftenBasymptomatic.BRadiographicBdiagnosisBprovidesBsufficientBinformati
onBtoBestablishBtheBdiagnosis.BThisBconditionBisBcalled
a.BOdontoma
b.BInternalBresorption
c.BDensBinBdente
,d.BCalcifiedBpulp
CalciumBchannelBblockerB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B58
Sex:BF
Race:BCaucasian
MedicalBHistory:BpatientBhasBaB2-yearBhistoryBofBhighBbloodBpressure.
Medication:BPatientBhasBbeenBtakingBNifedipineB(Procardia);BtheBdosageBhasBincreasedBovertimeBf
romB30BtoB90mg
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BPoorBoralBhygieneBpartlyBassociatedBwithBgingivalBenlargement.
ClinicalBAppearance:BGeneralizedBfibroticBpinkBtoBerythematousBenlargementBofBtheBpapillaryBgin
givaBisBnoted.
WhatBisBaBmostBlikelyBcauseBofBtheBgingivalBenlargementBobservedBinBthisBpatient?
a.BABpoorBoralBhygiene
b.BCalciumBchannelBblockerB
c.BTheBuseBofBanBelectricBtoothbrush
d.BBetaBblockerBmedication
necrotizingBulcerativeBgingivitisB(NUG)B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B19
Sex:BM
Race:BCaucasian
ChiefBcomplaint:B"MyBgumsBareBsore,BandBIBhaveBbeenBunderBsignificantBstressBatBcollage.BIBhaveBaB
badBtasteBinBmyBmouthBandBbadBbreath."
MedicalBHistory:BTheBpatientBpresentBwithBallergiesBthatBoccasionallyBcauseBmouthBbreathing.
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BTheBpatient'sBlastBdentalBexaminationBwasBaboutB1ByearBbefore.BSeveralBc
arriesBlesionsBwereBrestored.BHeBhadBnoBgingivalBorBperiodontalBproblemsBatBthatBtime.
, ClinicalBAppearance:BTheBgingivaBinBthisBpatientBappearsBedematousBandBerythematousBwithBcrea
tedBorB"punched-out"BinterdentalBpapillae.
ThisBpainfulBgingivalBcondition,BcausedBbyBfusiformBbacilliBandBspirochete,BinvolvesBulcerationsBonB
theBliningBofBtheBsulcus.BThisBconditionBisBcalled:
a.BnecrotizingBulcerativeBgingivitisB(NUG)
b.BCandidiasis
c.BAcuteBosteomyelitis
d.BallergicBreaction
PurilisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Age:B36
Sex:BM
Race:BCaucasianB
MedicalBHistory:BNoBsignificantBfindings
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BNoBsignificantBfindings
RelatedBDentalBHistory:BPatientBstatesBthatBaB"pimple"BhasBbeenBpresentBonBhisBgumBinBtheBlowerBl
eftBareaBforBsomeBtime.BABlarge,BoldBMODBamalgamBwithBanBopenBmarginBisBseenBonBtoothBnumbe
rB19.BPatientBhasBnotBbeenBtoBtheBdentistBinBseveralByears.
ClinicalBAppearance:BAnBexophyticBsessile-
basedBerythematousBlesionBisBnotedBonBbuccalBaspectBofBtheBmandibularBfirstBmolar.BAsBpressureBi
sBappliedBtoBthisBarea,BaBpurulentBexudateBisBseen.
OnBtheBbasisBofBtheBclinicalBfeaturesBandBtheBpurulentBexudate,ByouBsuspectBthatBthisBlesionBis:
a.BRanula
b.BParulis
c.BABfibroma
