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141. Low grade infection which leads to localized periosteal reaction is:____________?

A. Garre’s osteomyelitis
B. Acute osteomyelitis
C. Condensing osteitis
D. Local alveolar osteitis

142. Cyst arising from rests of malassez is:___________?

A. Dental cyst
B. Dentigerous cyst
C. Radicular cyst
D. Karato cyst

143. The tooth most commonly involved in chronic focal sclerosing osteomyelitis is:___________?

A. Maxillary second molar
B. Maxillary third molar
C. Maxillary first molar
D. Mandibular first molar

144. Three stages in progression of acute odontogenic infection are:___________?

A. Periapical osteitis, cellulitis, abscess
B. Abscess, cellulitis, osteitis, Periapical
C. cellulitis, Abscess, Periapical, osteitis
D. Periapical osteitis, abscess, cellulitis,

145. The fascial spaces involved in ludwig’s angina are___________?

A. Unilateral – submandibular & sublingual spaces
B. Bilateral – submandibular & sublingual spaces
C. Unilateral – submandibular sublingual & submental spaces
D. Bilateral – submandibular sublingual & submental spaces

146. The chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw consists of:_____________?

A. condensing osteitis
B. Sclerotic cemental mass
C. chronic diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis
D. All of the above

147. Which of the following is more prone to osteomyelitis:__________?

A. Maxilla
B. zygoma
C. palatine bone
D. mandible

148. Chronic periostitis in children is known as__________?

A. Cherubism
B. Garre’s osteomyelitis
C. Histiocytosis X
D. Tuberculous osteomyelitis

149. A diffuse spreading inflammatory lesion is due to bacterial enzyme

A. Coagulase
B. Hyaluronidase
C. Peroxidase
D. Bradykinin

150. Best way to differentiate a periapical cyst and a perapical granuloma is:__________?

A. Radiographically
B. Histologically
C. Clinically
D. None of the above