All Free Oral Pathology and Medicine MCQs with Answers

• A. Stabbing type pain orginate in the tonsillar regions
• B. pain during mandibular movement
• C. Excessive lacrimation
• D. When the jaws are closed the pain subsided

Explanation: Eagle's syndrome usually causes stabbing pain in the tonsillar fossa or throat, worsened by swallowing or mandibular movement.

• A. Carbamazipine
• B. Baclofen
• C. phenytoin sodium
• D. acetaminophen

Explanation: Carbamazepine is the classic first-line drug for trigeminal neuralgia, while phenytoin and baclofen may also help.

• A. Cluster headache
• B. Anaesthesia dolorosa
• C. Giant cell arteritis
• D. Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania

Explanation: Anaesthesia dolorosa is a deafferentation neuropathic pain syndrome that can follow injury to the trigeminal nerve, rather than a vascular…

• A. Morphine administration
• B. Aspirin administration
• C. Breathing oxygen
• D. Sublingual nitroglycerine administration

Explanation: A cluster headache attack can often be rapidly aborted with inhalation of high-flow 100% oxygen.

• A. Oral lichen planus
• B. Oral submucous fibrosis
• C. Aphthous stomatitis
• D. No detectable oral disease

Explanation: Burning mouth syndrome causes persistent burning or scalding discomfort despite a clinically normal-looking oral mucosa and no…

• A. Maily affects young females
• B. is caused by muscle fatigue due to chronic oral habits are grinding and clenching
• C. Treatment involves construction of occlusal guard and stress free emotional condition
• D. The perioral musculature becomes hypotonic

Explanation: Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome is associated with muscle hyperactivity, fatigue and tenderness from clenching or grinding, so the…

• A. TMJ pain dysfurction symdnome
• B. TMJ bony ankylosis
• C. TMJ fibrous ankylosis
• D. Ear infection

Explanation: Preauricular pain with joint grating and limited opening is typical of temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome.

• A. Costen's syndrome
• B. Traumatic arthritis of T.M J
• C. Myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome
• D. Ostearthritis

Explanation: Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome commonly combines jaw-muscle pain and tenderness with joint clicking and restricted mandibular…

• A. An analgesic effects
• B. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect
• C. Inhibitory effect on synovial membrane
• D. An anti-inflammatory effect

Explanation: Corticosteroids are used in TMJ arthritis primarily because they suppress inflammation within the joint and synovium.

• A. Premolar region
• B. Canine region
• C. Molar region
• D. Incisor region

Explanation: Torus mandibularis most commonly occurs bilaterally on the lingual aspect of the mandible in the premolar region.

• A. Oral cancer
• B. fungal infection
• C. Leukoplakia
• D. Burning sensation of tongue

Explanation: Median rhomboid glossitis is strongly associated with chronic Candida infection and appears as a smooth, erythematous rhomboid area on the…

• A. Lesions may be Bilaterally symmetrical on tongue
• B. No treatment is required
• C. Is a precancerous condition
• D. May be related to emotional stress

Explanation: Geographic tongue is a benign, migratory inflammatory condition that may be symmetrical, require no treatment, and fluctuate with stress.

• A. Hypertrophy of fungiform papillae
• B. Hypertrophy of foliate papillae
• C. Hypertrophy of circumvallate papillae
• D. Hypertrophy of filiform papillae

Explanation: Hairy tongue results from elongation and increased keratin retention of the filiform papillae, producing a hair-like surface.

• A. Cysts associated with soft palate
• B. Cystic swellings in neonates
• C. Cysts of gingiva in growing children
• D. Warts on the tongue

Explanation: Bohn's nodules are small keratin-filled cystic swellings found in the mouths of newborns, usually along the alveolar ridges.

• A. Fat tissue embedded in buccal mucosa
• B. Red spots
• C. Present on the cheek mucosa lateral to angle of the mouth
• D. All of the above

Explanation: Fordyce spots are harmless ectopic sebaceous glands that appear as multiple yellowish or pale spots, commonly on the buccal mucosa near…

• A. In anterior 2/3 of dorsal aspect
• B. In posterior 1/3 of dorsal aspect
• C. In anterior 2/3 of inferior surface
• D. Near the base of tongue close to foramen caecum

Explanation: A thyroid remnant caused by failure of descent may occur at the tongue base as a lingual thyroid.

• A. None of the above
• B. Infiltration of neutrophils
• C. Both of the above
• D. Infiltration of eosinophils

Explanation: The red areas of geographic tongue result mainly from loss or atrophy of filiform papillae, exposing the underlying vascular tissue.

• A. Vermilion of the lip
• B. Alveolar ridge
• C. Posterior tonsillar pillar
• D. Palate

Explanation: Fordyce granules are ectopic sebaceous glands, most often seen on the buccal mucosa and vermilion, with some oral sites such as the…

• A. Hypotaurodont
• B. Mesotaurodont
• C. Hypertaurodont
• D. Normal tooth

Explanation: Cynodont refers to a normal tooth form without apical displacement of the pulpal floor.

• A. Group II
• B. Group I
• C. Group III
• D. Group IV

Explanation: In Veau's classification, group II includes isolated cleft palate involving the soft and hard palate without cleft lip.