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The increase in size of tissue due to hyperplasia is caused by?
Increase in the number of cells
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Which condition results from excessive keratinization of filiform papillae, giving the tongue a fuzzy appearance?
Hairy tongue
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Target lesions are associated with?
Erythema Multiforme
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Steven's Johnson Syndrome is a severe form of?
Erythema Multiforme
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The antigen-antibody complex that forms in circulation and is collected in the joints and kidneys resulting in localized inflammation, is an example of?
Type III hypersensitivity reaction
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The system of plasma proteins activated during inflammation that mediates inflammation by causing increased dilation of the blood vessels at the injury site and increasing the permeability of local blood vessels, is referred to as?
Kinin system
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A papule is which of the following?
A small, <1 cm in diameter, raised lesion
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What is an example of active, natural immunity?
Getting the flu
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Aphthous ulcers are caused by?
An unknown etiology
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What is an example of passive, acquired immunity?
Immunoglobulin booster
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What is NOT a cardinal sign of inflammation?
Necrosis
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Which cell is associated with cell-mediated immune response?
T lymphocytes
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Macrophages are involved in the immune response to an antigen by?
Phagocytosis of foreign substances
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What is an example of active, artificial immunity?
Vaccination
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The movement of white blood cells into the tissue is called?
Emigration
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Resorption of the tooth in which the cause cannot be identified, is referred to as?
Idiopathic
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A differential diagnosis of an ulcer in the mouth could include all of the following except?
- Mucocele
- Other choices were erythema multiforme, trauma and herpes
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Delayed (type IV hypersensitivity) is caused by?
Cell-mediated system
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Minor aphthous ulcers are most commonly found on?
Mucosa of the vestibule
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What term refers to clusters of ectopic sebaceous glands found in the oral cavity?
Fordyce granules
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The antibody involved in the primary response to neutralizing foreign antigen is?
IgM
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A surgeon makes a neat incision and later sutures the site. This is healing by?
Primary intention
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A localized reaction of skin exposed to poison ivy is a contact dermatitis caused by?
Type IV hypersensitivity reaction
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Which lesion would require a microscopic diagnosis (biopsy) to make a definitive diagnosis?
Giant cell granuloma
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Is anaphylaxis caused by the cell-mediated response?
No
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A mucocele-like lesion that occurs unilaterally on the floor of the mouth and is associated with the sublingual ducts is called?
Ranula
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The red patches of geographic tongue are due to?
Areas of denuded papilla
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Leukocytosis is?
Increased white blood cell count
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The loss of tooth structure caused by chemical action is?
Erosion
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Is a pyogenic granuloma pus producing?
No
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The papules and central depression of stomatitis nicotina correspond to?
Salivary ducts
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Is linea alba a hyperkeratosis?
Yes
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Systemic signs of acute inflammation involve what?
- Leukocytosis
- Lymphadenopathy
- Fever
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Angioedema is treated by?
Antihistamine
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An asymptomatic, radiopaque lesion located near the apexes of teeth and thought to be a reaction to a low grade infection is referred to as?
Condensing osteitis
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The danger of anaphylaxis is the histamine release causing the bronchiole muscles to?
Constrict
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Which of the following terms describes tissue that is "wrinkled" in appearance?
Corrugated
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An antifungal cream is placed on a suspected fungal infection. This treatment applies to which diagnostic process?
Therapeutic
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The immune system defends the body against foreign substances that are called?
Antigens
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A pedunculated lesion
Has a stem or trunk-like base
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What chronic, autoimmune sundrome is most prevalent in individuals of Mediterranean or Asian heritage and is characterized by oral and genital ulcers and ocular inflammation, resulting in phonophobia and conjunctivitis?
Behcet Syndrome
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A macule is what?
A pigmented lesion (freckle)
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A young adult who has recently developed a localized lesion diagnosed as histiocytosis X, is most likely to have which subtype?
Eosinophilic Granuloma
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The antibody secreted in saliva and tears?
IgA
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Are plasma cells associated with the humoral immune response?
Yes
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Lupus is an autoimmune disease with the classic lesion of?
Butterfly rash on the bridge of the nose
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Is Sjorgen's Syndrome an autoimmune diseases?
Yes
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Directed movement of WBCs to the affected or injured area is called?
Chemotaxis
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Neurophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes are most dominant in?
Acute inflammation
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Which entity is NOT classically part of Reiter's Syndrome?
xerostomia
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What permanent tissue type do odontoblasts produce?
Dentin
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What is the term for an enamel organ that invaginates into the crow prior to mineralization,usually occurring in an anterior tooth?
Dens in dente
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Which type of benign cyst is usually found in other parts of the body, but if found in the oral cavity is usually in the floor of the mouth and can displace the tongue? This cyst is associated with another type of cyst that has teeth, bone, muscle and nerve tissue.
Dermoid cyst
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Which of the following are not characteristics of a melanoma?
- Uniform colorAsymmetry
- Irregular borders
- Varied color
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A neoplasm with poorly differentiated, pleomorphic and hyperchromatic cells is more than likely?
Malignant
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What type of benign cyst has the following characteristics: a frequent recurrence, is locally invasive, has a unique histologic appearance of epithelium lined with parakeratin, able to resorb and move teeth, and requires surgical excision?
Odontogenic keratocyst
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What structure shapes and forms the roots of primary and permanent teeth?
Hertwig's epithelial root sheeth
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Which is a malignancy of connective tissue?
Sarcoma
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What term describes incomplete or defective enamel formation as a result of various developmental and environmental factors?
Enamel hypoplasia
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What is a leiomyoma?
A benign tumor of smooth muscle
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Benign neoplasm
- Does not spread to other parts of the body
- Shows uncontrolled growth
- Abnormality of cell involvement
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What term refers to an ectopic mass of thyroid tissue located on the dorsum of the tongue?
Lingual thyroid
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The characteristic radiographic appearance seen in Paget's Disease is referred to as?
"Cotton wool" appearance
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The study of tumors is called?
Oncology
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Which type of cyst develops in the place of a tooth from the degeneration of the enamel organ, is a well-defined radiolucency with no tooth present in the cyst?
Primordial cyst
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What describes a development problem of one or more teeth, which have a marked reduction in radiodensity, a characteristic ghost-like appearance, and very thin enamel and dentin?
Odontodysplasia
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What is a tumor of nerve tissue?
Neuroma
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The radiographic appearance of a multiple myeloma shows?
Multiple lucencies
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What brachial arch forms the maxillary and mandibular processes?
First
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What antibiotic is associated with the development of mile to often severe intrinsic staining of permanent dentition, if ingested during odontogensis?
Tetracycline
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Is epithelial dysplasia a pre-malignant condition?
Yes
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What is a salivary tumor?
Adenoma
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The most common radiographic appearance of fibrous dysplasia is?
"Ground glass" appearance
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Squamous cell carcinoma is a malignant tumor of?
Epithelial cells
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What test is helpful in diagnosing Paget's Disease?
Serum alkaline phosphatase
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Is Basel cell carcinoma found mostly in the oral cavity?
No
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A neoplasm is?
A mass of new growth
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What term applies to a single tooth germ that attempts to divide forming two crowns with one root, often having a notice present on the crown?
Gemination
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What is the radiographic appearance of a ameloblastoma?
Multilocular and honey-combed
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The term "cementoma" is also known as?
Periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia
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A benign cementoblastoma
Has a well-defined radiopaque mass that is in continuity with the root(s) of the affected vital tooth, showing a resorbed apex
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Concrescence describes
Fusion of tooth roots
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A hemangioma is?
A tumor of capillaries
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What term describes a deciduous tooth or teeth in which the bone is fused to the cementum and dentin, preventing exfoliation?
Ankylosed tooth
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Most benign tumors are treated by?
Surgical excision
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A multiple myeloma is a tumor of which type of cells?
Plasma cells
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Which term refers to the origin and tissue formation of teeth?
Odontogenesis
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What cyst is NOT associated with a vital tooth?
Radicular cyst
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Melanocytic nevus is a tumor of?
Melanocytes
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The enamel pearl develops from displacement of what type of tissue in an abnormal location during tooth development?
Ameloblastic
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When a tumor is termed malignant, metastasis is likely to occur. Which structure of the oral mucous membrane or skin is penetrated by the dysplastic and malignant cancer cells in a true malignancy?
Basement membrane
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What are associated with Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
- Smoking
- Smokeless tobacco
- Alcohol use
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A lipoma is a benign tumor of which type of tissue?
Fat tissue
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In which week does odontogenesis take place?
Fifth
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What is the characteristic name for the anterior and posterior teeth that are affected during development as a result of Syphilis infection?
Hutchinson's Incisors and Mulberry Molars
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Which teeth are most often congenitally missing?
Third molars
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By what week of life does invagination of the ectoderm forming the oral cavity or the Stomodeum take place?
Third week
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What condition is associated with cafe au lait spots?
Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia
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Which type of cyst always develops between the maxillary canine and lateral incisor, is well-defined and has a unique, pear-shaped appearance?
Globulomaxillary cyst
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