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Endodontics quiz for MDS preparation covering pulp vitality testing, root canal treatment, pulp pathology, and clinical diagnosis

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are confirmatory test(s) for pulp vitality?

  1. Thermal test
  2. Test cavity
  3. Electric pulp test
  4. Both (2) and (3)
  5. Pulse oximetry
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The largest component of gutta-percha cone is

  1. gutta-percha
  2. zinc oxide
  3. colouring agents
  4. resins and waxes
  5. heavy metal sulphates
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are true?

  1. A cold test indicates a vital pulp regardless of whether the pulp is normal or abnormal.
  2. A heat test is a test for pulp vitality.
  3. An improper response to heat indicates either the tooth has pulpal or periapical disease.
  4. The frozen carbon dioxide is not reliable method of cold pulp testing.
  5. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Electric pulp tests are contraindicated in

  1. hip implant
  2. pacemaker
  3. dental implant
  4. both (1) and (2)
  5. prosthetic eye
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are insensitive to percussion?

  1. Chronic periodontitis
  2. Acute periapical abscess
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Advanced pulpitis
  5. Acute periodontal abscess
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cracked tooth syndrome can be effectively diagnosed by

  1. radiological examination
  2. subjective symptoms or horizontal percussion
  3. electric pulp testing
  4. thermal pulp testing
  5. palpation and vertical percussions
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false about pulpitis?

  1. Irreversible pulpitis may be asymptomatic.
  2. In irreversible pulpitis, there is abnormal response to cold and more current is required in electric testing in advanced stages.
  3. Pulp polyp is less sensitive than pulp and more current is required.
  4. In reversible pulpitis, more response to cold and more current is required to elicit a response.
  5. All of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the most commonly used solution for irrigation of root canals?

  1. EDTA
  2. Sodium hypochlorite
  3. Hydrogen peroxide
  4. Saline solution
  5. Chlorhexidine digluconate
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are most commonly reported dental injury?

  1. Uncomplicated crown fracture
  2. Complicated crown fracture
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Root fracture
  5. Dental avulsion
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following zones is characterised by polymorphonuclear leukocytes?

  1. Zone of infection
  2. Zone of contamination
  3. Zone of irritation
  4. Zone of stimulation
  5. All of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false about internal resorption?

  1. Internal resorption is an idiopathic slow or fast progressive resorptive process occurring in the dentin of the pulp chamber or root canals of teeth.
  2. Internal resorption is the result of osteoclastic activity.
  3. Internal resorption in the root of a tooth is symptomatic.
  4. Only 1, 2 and 3
  5. Internal resorption in the root of tooth is asymptomatic.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is most commonly used conducting medium for electric pulp test?

  1. Toothpaste
  2. Petroleum jelly
  3. Local anaesthetic gel
  4. Carbon dioxide
  5. Ethyl chloride spray
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of acute alveolar abscess?

  1. Swelling
  2. Continuous pain
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. Tenderness to percussion
  5. Increased response to vitality test
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following zones is characterised by fibroblasts and osteoblasts?

  1. Zone of infection
  2. Zone of contamination
  3. Zone of irritation
  4. Zone of stimulation
  5. All of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false about endogram?

  1. Extent of internal resorption can be viewed in endogram.
  2. Both conventional radiograph and digital radiograph can be used to produce endogram.
  3. Endogram is used to confirm correct working length.
  4. Options 1, 2 and 3
  5. Fractures and leaking restoration can be visualised by addition of radiopaque agent.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false about pulp polyp?

  1. Pulp polyp is a productive pulpal inflammation due to an extensive carious exposure of a young pulp.
  2. The surface of the pulp polyp is usually covered by stratified squamous epithelium.
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. The surface of the pulp polyp is usually covered by stratified columnar epithelium.
  5. Pulp polyp is generally seen only in the teeth of children and young adults.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The origin of dental pain is interpreted by which part of brain?

  1. Mesencephalic nucleus
  2. Subthalamic nucleus
  3. Thalamic nucleus
  4. Pons
  5. All of the above
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