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Which tooth in the permanent dentition is the most susceptible to dental caries ?

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Which tooth in the permanent dentition is the most susceptible to dental caries ?

A. Maxillary 1st premolar
B. Maxillary 2nd molar
C. Mandibular 1st molar
D. Mandibular 2nd molar

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Smooth surface caries is characterized by spread of caries in enamel and dentin as cones. These alignment in enamel and dentin is____________?

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Smooth surface caries is characterized by spread of caries in enamel and dentin as cones. These alignment in enamel and dentin is____________?

A. Base to base
B. Apex to base
C. Apex to apex
D. None of the above

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Oral foci of miller’s are seen in_______________?

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Oral foci of miller’s are seen in_______________?

A. Dental caries
B. Lichen planus
C. Herpes simplex
D. Syphilis

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Bacteria responsible for initiation of caries is _________________?

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Bacteria responsible for initiation of caries is _________________?

A. Actinomyces
B. Strep. mutans
C. Lactobacillus
D. Strep. viridans

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S. mutans is involved in dental caries initiation Other bacteria also involved is______________?

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S. mutans is involved in dental caries initiation Other bacteria also involved is______________?

A. S. Sarcinus
B. S. macae
C. S. sanguis
D. S. salivarius

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Widely accepted theory of dental caries_____________?

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Widely accepted theory of dental caries_____________?

A. Proteolytic theory
B. Proteolytic chelation theory
C. Acidogenic theory
D. Autoimmune theory

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The number of dentinal zones in dentinal caries is_____________?

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The number of dentinal zones in dentinal caries is_____________?

A. One
B. Two
C. Four
D. Five

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In a patient with reduced salivary flow the carious incidence is_______________?

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In a patient with reduced salivary flow the carious incidence is_______________?

A. More than the patient with normal salivary flow
B. less than the patient with normal salivary flow
C. unaffected
D. None of the above

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The extra – cellular polysaccharide sythesized by cariogenic streptococci in the presence of excess sucrose are best described as_______________?

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The extra – cellular polysaccharide sythesized by cariogenic streptococci in the presence of excess sucrose are best described as_______________?

A. Mucopolysaccharide
B. Dextran-like glucan
C. Glycogen – like glucan
D. Amylopectin

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Lactobacilli are numerous in caious lesions because they______________?

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Lactobacilli are numerous in caious lesions because they______________?

A. Are the main causative agent
B. Can produce insoluble extracellular polysaccharides
C. Can attack to smooth enamel surfaces
D. Are secondary invaders

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