Question 1

Pain may be associated with all the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Osteoblastoma 
B) Chronic osteomyelitis 
C) Odontogenic keratocyst 
D) Chronic periapical abscess 
E) Acute pulpitis 
A) Osteoblastoma 
B) Chronic osteomyelitis 
C) Odontogenic keratocyst 
D) Chronic periapical abscess 
E) Acute pulpitis C

Question 2

A 16-year-old patient was found to have a unicystic radiolucency in the body of the mandible between the roots of vital teeth nos. 28 and 29. Thin parakeratinized epithelium was found lining the cystic space on biopsy. This is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) Lateral root cyst 
B) Traumatic bone cyst 
C) Odontogenic keratocyst 
D) Laterally positioned periapical cyst 
E) Cyst of dental lamina 
A) Lateral root cyst 
B) Traumatic bone cyst 
C) Odontogenic keratocyst 
D) Laterally positioned periapical cyst 
E) Cyst of dental lamina C

Question 3

A submucosal mass developed in the midline of the floor of the mouth of a 34-year-old man. It was asymptomatic and had a solid, doughy consistency. This would most likely be which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Odontogenic keratocyst 
B) Branchial cyst 
C) Dermoid cyst 
D) Squamous cell carcinoma 
E) Squamous papilloma 
A) Odontogenic keratocyst 
B) Branchial cyst 
C) Dermoid cyst 
D) Squamous cell carcinoma 
E) Squamous papilloma C

Question 4

Which of the following mandibular conditions is least likely to cause numb lip?

Accepted Answer

A) Periapical abscess 
B) Metastatic carcinoma of the lung 
C) Osteosarcoma 
D) Periapical granuloma 
E) Multiple myeloma 
A) Periapical abscess 
B) Metastatic carcinoma of the lung 
C) Osteosarcoma 
D) Periapical granuloma 
E) Multiple myeloma

Question 5

Lung metastasis is a well-documented complication after surgical treatment of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor 
B) Odontogenic keratocyst 
C) Odontogenic myxoma 
D) Cementoblastoma 
E) None of the above 
A) Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor 
B) Odontogenic keratocyst 
C) Odontogenic myxoma 
D) Cementoblastoma 
E) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following jaw lesions develops from odontogenic epithelium?

Accepted Answer

A) Static bone cyst 
B) Aneurysmal bone cyst 
C) Gingival cyst of the adult 
D) Nasopalatine canal cyst 
E) All the above 
A) Static bone cyst 
B) Aneurysmal bone cyst 
C) Gingival cyst of the adult 
D) Nasopalatine canal cyst 
E) All the above

Question 7

Bifid ribs, calcified falx cerebri, and other skeletal abnormalities are associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Gardner's syndrome 
B) Cleidocranial dysplasia 
C) Albright's syndrome 
D) Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome 
E) Osteogenesis imperfecta 
A) Gardner's syndrome 
B) Cleidocranial dysplasia 
C) Albright's syndrome 
D) Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome 
E) Osteogenesis imperfecta

Question 8

If an odontogenic cyst goes untreated, which of the following complications may be seen?

Accepted Answer

A) Expansion with bone resorption 
B) Neoplastic transformation of the epithelial lining 
C) Pathologic fracture 
D) Movement or resorption of teeth 
E) All the above 
A) Expansion with bone resorption 
B) Neoplastic transformation of the epithelial lining 
C) Pathologic fracture 
D) Movement or resorption of teeth 
E) All the above

Question 9

All the following are associated with vital teeth except _____ cyst.

Accepted Answer

A) Nasopalatine canal 
B) Gingival 
C) Periapical 
D) Lateral periodontal 
E) Dentigerous 
A) Nasopalatine canal 
B) Gingival 
C) Periapical 
D) Lateral periodontal 
E) Dentigerous

Question 10

What is the most likely diagnosis for a lesion in a patient with an asymptomatic midline radiolucency (1 cm in diameter.) between the apices of teeth nos. 8 and 9? Both teeth are carious and they test nonvital with thermal and electric stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) Globulomaxillary cyst 
B) Calcifying odontogenic cyst 
C) Nasopalatine canal cyst 
D) Dentigerous cyst 
E) Radicular (periapical) cyst 
A) Globulomaxillary cyst 
B) Calcifying odontogenic cyst 
C) Nasopalatine canal cyst 
D) Dentigerous cyst 
E) Radicular (periapical) cyst

Question 11

An inflammatory process in the area of epithelial rests of Malassez is regarded as the stimulus for the development of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Odontogenic keratocyst 
B) Radicular cyst 
C) Traumatic bone cyst 
D) Dentigerous cyst 
E) Lateral periodontal cyst 
A) Odontogenic keratocyst 
B) Radicular cyst 
C) Traumatic bone cyst 
D) Dentigerous cyst 
E) Lateral periodontal cyst

Question 12

The traumatic bone cyst:

Accepted Answer

A) Is a pseudocyst 
B) Is a developmental defect 
C) Requires surgical excision 
D) Is found inferior to the mandibular canal 
E) All the above 
A) Is a pseudocyst 
B) Is a developmental defect 
C) Requires surgical excision 
D) Is found inferior to the mandibular canal 
E) All the above

Question 13

All the following are associated with vital teeth except _____ cyst.

Accepted Answer

A) Nasopalatine canal 
B) Gingival 
C) Periapical 
D) Lateral periodontal 
E) Dentigerous 
A) Nasopalatine canal 
B) Gingival 
C) Periapical 
D) Lateral periodontal 
E) Dentigerous

Question 14

The odontogenic keratocyst:

Accepted Answer

A) Is a premalignant lesion 
B) Is associated with nonvital teeth 
C) Has a significant recurrence rate 
D) Typically causes pain or numb lip 
E) None of the above 
A) Is a premalignant lesion 
B) Is associated with nonvital teeth 
C) Has a significant recurrence rate 
D) Typically causes pain or numb lip 
E) None of the above

Question 15

When a diagnosis of odontogenic keratocyst is made, the patient should be advised about the:

Accepted Answer

A) Need for full mouth extractions 
B) Association with colonic polyps 
C) Associated recurrence rate 
D) Likelihood of malignant transformation 
E) None of the above 
A) Need for full mouth extractions 
B) Association with colonic polyps 
C) Associated recurrence rate 
D) Likelihood of malignant transformation 
E) None of the above

Question 16

Two cystic radiolucencies in the mandible of a 16-year-old boy were lined by thin parakeratinized epithelium showing palisading of basal cells. All teeth were vital and the patient had no symptoms. This patient has which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Odontogenic keratocysts 
B) Periapical granulomas 
C) Periapical cysts 
D) Traumatic bone cysts 
E) Central mucoepidermoid carcinomas 
A) Odontogenic keratocysts 
B) Periapical granulomas 
C) Periapical cysts 
D) Traumatic bone cysts 
E) Central mucoepidermoid carcinomas

Question 17

Which of the following is a true nonodontogenic cyst of the jaws?

Accepted Answer

A) Traumatic bone cyst 
B) Nasopalatine canal cyst 
C) Globulomaxillary cyst 
D) Dentigerous cyst 
E) Lateral root cyst 
A) Traumatic bone cyst 
B) Nasopalatine canal cyst 
C) Globulomaxillary cyst 
D) Dentigerous cyst 
E) Lateral root cyst

Question 18

A commonly occurring cyst of the jaws in newborns is _____ cyst.

Accepted Answer

A) Globulomaxillary 
B) Gingival 
C) Lateral root 
D) Dentigerous 
E) Calcifying odontogenic 
A) Globulomaxillary 
B) Gingival 
C) Lateral root 
D) Dentigerous 
E) Calcifying odontogenic

Question 19

Traumatic bone cysts are characteristically seen in which of the following age groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Children younger than 10 years 
B) Teenagers 
C) Adults between the ages of 30 and 50 years 
D) Adults over the age of 60 years 
E) There is no age predilection for this pseudocyst. 
A) Children younger than 10 years 
B) Teenagers 
C) Adults between the ages of 30 and 50 years 
D) Adults over the age of 60 years 
E) There is no age predilection for this pseudocyst.

Question 20

All the following are considered to be relatively common except:

Accepted Answer

A) Dentigerous cyst 
B) Odontoma 
C) Calcifying odontogenic cyst 
D) Periapical granuloma 
E) Periapical cyst 
A) Dentigerous cyst 
B) Odontoma 
C) Calcifying odontogenic cyst 
D) Periapical granuloma 
E) Periapical cyst

Pain may be associated with all the following except:

A 16-year-old patient was found to have a unicystic radiolucency in the body of the mandible between the roots of vital teeth nos. 28 and 29. Thin parakeratinized epithelium was found lining the cystic space on biopsy. This is a(n):

A submucosal mass developed in the midline of the floor of the mouth of a 34-year-old man. It was asymptomatic and had a solid, doughy consistency. This would most likely be which of the following?

Which of the following mandibular conditions is least likely to cause numb lip?

Lung metastasis is a well-documented complication after surgical treatment of which of the following?

Which of the following jaw lesions develops from odontogenic epithelium?

Bifid ribs, calcified falx cerebri, and other skeletal abnormalities are associated with which of the following?

If an odontogenic cyst goes untreated, which of the following complications may be seen?

All the following are associated with vital teeth except _____ cyst.

What is the most likely diagnosis for a lesion in a patient with an asymptomatic midline radiolucency (1 cm in diameter.) between the apices of teeth nos. 8 and 9? Both teeth are carious and they test nonvital with thermal and electric stimuli.

An inflammatory process in the area of epithelial rests of Malassez is regarded as the stimulus for the development of which of the following?

The traumatic bone cyst:

All the following are associated with vital teeth except _____ cyst.

The odontogenic keratocyst:

When a diagnosis of odontogenic keratocyst is made, the patient should be advised about the:

Two cystic radiolucencies in the mandible of a 16-year-old boy were lined by thin parakeratinized epithelium showing palisading of basal cells. All teeth were vital and the patient had no symptoms. This patient has which of the following?

Which of the following is a true nonodontogenic cyst of the jaws?

A commonly occurring cyst of the jaws in newborns is _____ cyst.

Traumatic bone cysts are characteristically seen in which of the following age groups?

All the following are considered to be relatively common except:

Vesiculobullous Diseases

Ulcerative Conditions

White Lesions

Red-Blue Lesions

Pigmented Lesions

Verrucal-Papillary Lesions

Connective Tissue Lesions

Salivary Gland Diseases

Lymphoid Lesions

Odontogenic Tumors

Benign Nonodontogenic Tumors

Inflammatory Jaw Lesions

Malignancies of the Jaws

Metabolic and Genetic Diseases

Abnormalities of Teeth

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Exam 10: Cysts of the Jaws and Neck

Pain may be associated with all the following except:

A 16-year-old patient was found to have a unicystic radiolucency in the body of the mandible between the roots of vital teeth nos. 28 and 29. Thin parakeratinized epithelium was found lining the cystic space on biopsy. This is a(n):

A submucosal mass developed in the midline of the floor of the mouth of a 34-year-old man. It was asymptomatic and had a solid, doughy consistency. This would most likely be which of the following?

Which of the following mandibular conditions is least likely to cause numb lip?

Lung metastasis is a well-documented complication after surgical treatment of which of the following?

Which of the following jaw lesions develops from odontogenic epithelium?

Bifid ribs, calcified falx cerebri, and other skeletal abnormalities are associated with which of the following?

If an odontogenic cyst goes untreated, which of the following complications may be seen?

All the following are associated with vital teeth except _____ cyst.

What is the most likely diagnosis for a lesion in a patient with an asymptomatic midline radiolucency (1 cm in diameter.) between the apices of teeth nos. 8 and 9? Both teeth are carious and they test nonvital with thermal and electric stimuli.

An inflammatory process in the area of epithelial rests of Malassez is regarded as the stimulus for the development of which of the following?

The traumatic bone cyst:

All the following are associated with vital teeth except _____ cyst.

The odontogenic keratocyst:

When a diagnosis of odontogenic keratocyst is made, the patient should be advised about the:

Two cystic radiolucencies in the mandible of a 16-year-old boy were lined by thin parakeratinized epithelium showing palisading of basal cells. All teeth were vital and the patient had no symptoms. This patient has which of the following?

Which of the following is a true nonodontogenic cyst of the jaws?

A commonly occurring cyst of the jaws in newborns is _____ cyst.

Traumatic bone cysts are characteristically seen in which of the following age groups?

All the following are considered to be relatively common except:

Vesiculobullous Diseases

Ulcerative Conditions

White Lesions

Red-Blue Lesions

Pigmented Lesions

Verrucal-Papillary Lesions

Connective Tissue Lesions

Salivary Gland Diseases

Lymphoid Lesions

Odontogenic Tumors

Benign Nonodontogenic Tumors

Inflammatory Jaw Lesions

Malignancies of the Jaws

Metabolic and Genetic Diseases

Abnormalities of Teeth

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