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71. Facial pain due to elongated styloid process is called_________________?

A. Cowden syndrome
B. Tic doulourex
C. Eagle’s syndrome
D. Reiter’s syndrome

72. A neuralgia with trigger zones in the oropharynx and pain in the ear pharynx, nasopharynx, tonsils and posterior tongue is most likely_______________?

A. Trigeminal neuralgia
B. Bell’s palsy
C. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
D. Sphenopalatine neuralgia

73. Easy fatigability of muscles seen in______________?

A. Epilepsy
B. MPDS
C. Myasthenia gravis
D. Cerebral palsy

74. Frey’s syndrome results from surgery of the ______________?

A. Submandibular salivary gland
B. Parotid gland
C. sublingual salivary gland
D. TMJ

75. Horner’s syndrome Does NOT include_____________?

A. Ptosis
B. Anhydrosis
C. Flushing
D. Mydriasis

76. Trigeminal heuralgia (tic doulourex) is characterized by______________?

A. Paralysis of one side of the face
B. Uncontrollable twitching of muscles
C. Sharp, excruciating pain of short duration
D. Prolonged episodes of plain on one side of the face

77. TENS therapy is useful in ______________?

A. MPDS
B. Trigeminal neuralgia
C. Facial palsy
D. Neurosis

78. Bell’s Palsy is characterized by_____________?

A. Bilateral involvement of the side of the face
B. Inability to whistle
C. No loss of muscular control
D. Closing of the eyes

79. Which of the following are characteristic feature of cherubism______________?

A. Premature exfoliation of primary teeth
B. Hypoplastic defects
C. Progressive painless symmetric
D. A + C

80. Precocious puberty is most characteristic of which of the following ?

A. Jaffe’s syndrome
B. Monostotic fibrous dysplasia
C. Abright’s syndrome
D. Osteogenesi imperfecta