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Oral Pathology and Medicine

The prbable reasons for a high incidence of dental caries in the teenage population relates most directly to______________?

The prbable reasons for a high incidence of dental caries in the teenage population relates most directly to______________?

A. Rapid growth
B. Frequency of sucrose intake
C. Negligence in visiting the dentist
D. Carelessness in oral hygiene habits

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Dental Caries, Medical Mcqs, Oral Pathology and Medicine

For a bacterium to be seriously considered in the etiology of dental caries, it must______________?

For a bacterium to be seriously considered in the etiology of dental caries, it must______________?

A. Exist regularly in the dental plaque
B. Produce extracellular amylopectins
C. Be lethal for gnotobiotic animals
D. Produce intracellular dextrans

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Dental Caries, Medical Mcqs, Oral Pathology and Medicine

Streptococcus mutans is considered to be principle etiologic agent of caries because it produces organic acids and it ________________?

Streptococcus mutans is considered to be principle etiologic agent of caries because it produces organic acids and it ________________?

A. Forms a gelatinous matrix
B. Metabolizes substrate from saliva
C. Derives energy from enamel constituents
D. Lives symbiolically with lactobacillus

Streptococcus mutans is considered to be principle etiologic agent of caries because it produces organic acids and it ________________? Read More »

Dental Caries, Medical Mcqs, Oral Pathology and Medicine

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

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

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

Dental Caries, Medical Mcqs, Oral Pathology and Medicine