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161. Focal sclerosing osteomyelitis is:__________?

A. Due to excessive periosteal bone formation
B. An extremely painful condition
C. Due to low grade chronic infection
D. A common sequel following sequestrectomy

162. Osteomyelitis begins as an inflammation of:__________?

A. Cortical bone
B. Periosteum
C. Medullary bone
D. periosteum and inner cortex

163. The earliest radiographic sign of osteomyelitis is___________?

A. Solitary or multiple small radiolucent areas
B. Increased granular radioopacity
C. Blurring of trabecular outlines
D. Formation of sequestrum appearing as radiopaque patches

164. The most common organism involved in a periapical abscess is:__________?

A. Strep. Pyogens
B. Strep. viridans
C. β hemolytic stretococci
D. Non hemolytic stretococci

165. The main causative agent of Ludwig’s angina is:__________?

A. Anaerobic streptococci
B. Aerobic streptococci
C. Staphylococci
D. Legionella infection

166. Which of the following periapical conditions is often associated with a vital pulp?

A. Apical cyst
B. Apical scar
C. Condensing osteitis
D. Chronic apical periodontitis

167. An acute apical abscess is usually a result of:__________?

A. Periodontal pocket
B. Occlusal interference
C. Necrotic pulp
D. Chronic gingivitis

168. Periapical cyst is usually preceded by:__________?

A. Periapical granuloma
B. Periodontal abscess
C. Periapical abscess
D. All of the above

169. Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis is:__________?

A. Necrotizing
B. Suppurative lesion
C. proliferation of a chronically inflamed pulp
D. Also called as phoenix abscess

170. A tooth with a 3 month history of pain, which was worse when hot liquid were in mouth. After extraction, the tooth was split open. The pulp chamber was completely filled with pus. A few remnants of pulp tissue were found in apical end. The condition is:__________?

A. Acute partial pulpits
B. Acute total pulpits
C. Suppurative pulpitis
D. Strangulation of pulp