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81. Serum alkaline phosphatase levels are increased in________________?

A. Osteorthritis
B. Dentinogenesis imperfecta
C. Paget’s disease
D. Rheumatoid arthitis

82. Which of the following are a triad of the sign and symptoms of osteogenesis imperfecta________________?

A. blue sclera, sparse hair, anhydrosis
B. enlarged hand, feet, maxilla, mandible
C. Blue sclera, brittle bones opalescent dentin
D. blue sclera, arachnodactyly, brittle bones

83. Generalised thickening of cortical and cancellous bones is seen in_______________?

A. Osteopetrsis
B. Pagets disease
C. Osteogenesis imperfecta
D. Infantile hyperostosis

84. Cotton-wool appearance is seen in______________?

A. Peget’s disease
B. Osteoclerosis
C. Pariapical cemential dysplasia
D. Ossifying fibroma

85. Generalised hyper cementesis is seen in_______________?

A. Hypophosphatasia
B. Pagets disease
C. Fibrous dysplasia
D. Cherubism

86. Class III malocclussion is seen in all of the following except___________________?

A. pierre robinson syndrome
B. Cleft palate
C. Cleidocranial dysplasia
D. Craniofacial dysostosis

87. Delayed eruption of teeth occurs in_________________?

A. Craniofacial dysostosis
B. Hyperthyroidism
C. Cleidocranial dysostosis
D. Osteitis deformans

88. False about cherubism________________?

A. Unilocular lesion
B. Bilateral
C. Presence of Giant cell
D. Delayed eruption of permanent teeth

89. The histopathology of osteopetrosis shows_______________?

A. Endosteal bone formation and lack of normal bone resorption
B. Periosteal bone formation and lack of normal bone resorption
C. Persence of extra collagen fibres and less calcification resulting in resistance of bones to fracture
D. Presence of numerous osteoclasts and a few osteoblasts

90. Multiple fractures are seen in______________?

A. Rickets
B. Osteogenesis imperfecta
C. Osteomyelitis
D. Osteoma