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131. Which of the following represents soluble polysaccharide found in dental plaque and is formed from the fructose moiety of sucrose?

A. Levan
B. Dextran
C. Amlyopecting
D. Hyaluronic acid

132. Progression of dental caries caries on pit and fissure occurs from:

A. Apex of the pit and fissure
B. Wide and of the pit and fissure
C. Lateral surface of the pit and fissure
D. Bottom of the pit and fissure

133. Which of the following is cariostatic?

A. Selenium
B. Magnesium
C. Cadmium
D. Molybdenum

134. Liquefaction foci of Miller is a histopathological observation in:

A. Cemental caries
B. Early enamel caries
C. Advanced enamel caries
D. Advanced dentinal caries

135. Streptococcus mutans produces an adhesive polymer from sucrose, known as:__________?

A. Levans
B. Lectins
C. Glucans
D. Polyfructans

136. The gelatinous deposit adherent on the tooth surface is called as:__________?

A. Materia alba
B. Plaque
C. Calculus
D. All of the above

137. Most demineralised zone in enamel caries:____________?

A. Translucent zone
B. Body of lession
C. Dark zone
D. Surface zone

138. Most used selective medium for streptococcus mutans is:____________?

A. Mac conkey medium
B. Mitus salivarius bacitracin agar
C. Nutrient agar
D. Tellurite medium

139. The cells most frequently found in a granuloma are:___________?

A. Mast cells
B. Giant cells
C. Lymphocytes
D. Neutrophilis

140. Tiny linear or arc-shaped bodied, amorphous, brittle and eosinophilic in reaction found in association with some odontogenic cysts, are called:___________?

A. Civattle bodies
B. Russell bodies
C. Guarneri bodies
D. rushton bodies