Pulp disease

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Pulp disease

Oral pathology

1. The most common cause of odontalgia is

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(a) Dental caries

(b) Pulpitis

(d) Periodontitis

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2. The phenomenon by which bacteria circulating in blood accumulate at the site of pulpal inflammation is called as

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(a) Chemotaxis

(b) Retrograde pulpitis

(d) Aerodontalgia

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3. Most accepted explanation for anachoretic pulpitis is

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(a) Increased capillary permeability

(b) Increased vascular pressure

(d) Lack of collateral blood supply

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4. Pulpitis aperta and pulpitis clausa refer to types of pulpitis classified on the basis of

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(a) Severity of inflammation

(b) Extent of inflammation

(d) Presence/absence of direct communication with oral cavity

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5. The more accepted terminology for pulp hyperemia is

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(a) Focal irreversible pulpitis

(b) Focal reversible pulpitis

(d) Pulpitis clausa

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6. Focal reversible pulpitis is most commonly seen in all of the following cases except

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(a) Large metallic restorations

(b) Shallow carious lesions

(d) Restorations with defective margins

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7. Pain which increases in intensity as the patient lies down is characteristic of

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(a) Focal reversible pulpitis

(b) Acute pulpitis

(d) Chronic pulpitis

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8. Microabscess formation within inflamed pulp is characteristic of

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(a) Acute pulpitis

(b) Focal reversible pulpitis

(d) Pulp hyperemia

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9. Sensitivity to electric pulp vitality tester in acute pulpitis is lost in later stages because of

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(a) Necrosis of pulp

(b) Reduction in inflammatory exudate

(d) Decreased secretion of prostaglandins

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10. Pulp reacts to electric pulp vitality tester at higher levels in chronic pulpitis due to

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(a) Slow advance of pulp inflammation

(b) Lack of edema fluid collection within inflamed pulp

(d) Deposition of collagen around inflamed area

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