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Oral Pathology and Medicine

Leafless fruit laden tree or cherry-blossom appearance on a sialogram indicates_____________?

Leafless fruit laden tree or cherry-blossom appearance on a sialogram indicates_____________?

A. Mucoepidermoid cell carcinoma
B. Acinar cell carcinoma
C. Sjogren’s syndrome
D. Pleomorphic adenoma

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Diseases of Salivary Glands, Medical Mcqs, Oral Pathology and Medicine

Mucocele most commonly arise as a result of_____________?

Mucocele most commonly arise as a result of_____________?

A. Rupture of a salivary duct
B. Partial or complete compression of the salivary acini
C. Inflammatory changes in the glandular interestitial tissue
D. Partial or complete obstruction of teh salivary duct by calculus

Mucocele most commonly arise as a result of_____________? Read More »

Diseases of Salivary Glands, Medical Mcqs, Oral Pathology and Medicine

Reduction in flow of saliva is not generally seen in______________?

Reduction in flow of saliva is not generally seen in______________?

A. Elderly diabetics
B. Patient undergoing radiation therapy
C. Patients suffering from parkinsonism
D. Patients on phenothiazine drugs

Reduction in flow of saliva is not generally seen in______________? Read More »

Diseases of Salivary Glands, Medical Mcqs, Oral Pathology and Medicine

A painful crater like 1.5 cm ulcer develops within one week on the hard palate mucosa of a 40 year old female The most likely diagnosis is_______________?

A painful crater like 1.5 cm ulcer develops within one week on the hard palate mucosa of a 40 year old female The most likely diagnosis is_______________?

A. Actinomycosis
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
C. Pleomorphic adenoma
D. Necrotizing sialometaplasia

A painful crater like 1.5 cm ulcer develops within one week on the hard palate mucosa of a 40 year old female The most likely diagnosis is_______________? Read More »

Diseases of Salivary Glands, Medical Mcqs, Oral Pathology and Medicine