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Fungal Infections Question And Answers Question 1. Write short note on Thrush.  Answer. Thrush is the prototype of oral infection caused by yeast like fungus. It is the superficial infection of upper layer of oral mucus membrane and result in formation of patchy white plaque on mucosal surface. It is also known as pseudomembranous candidiasis. Thrush Clinical … [Read more...] about Fungal Infections Question And Answers

Infections Of Oral Cavity And Oral Sepsis Question And Answers Question 1. Write short note on radiographic diagnosis of chronic suppurative osteomyelitis of mandible. Answer. Chronic osteomyelitis is persistent abscess of bone, i.e. characterized by usual complex inflammatory process including necrosis of mineralized and marrow tissues, suppuration, resorption, sclerosis and … [Read more...] about Infections Of Oral Cavity And Oral Sepsis Question And Answers

Diseases Of Dental Pulp Question And Answers Question 1. Write short note on pulp polyp. Answer. It is also called as chronic hyperplastic pulpitis or pulpitis aperta. It is a productive pulpal inflammation due to an extensive carious exposure of young pulp. It is characterized by development of granulation tissue, covered at times by epithelium and resulting from … [Read more...] about Diseases Of Dental Pulp Question And Answers

Keratotic And Non-Keratotic White Lesions Question And Answers Question 1. Write short note on Fordyce’s spot. Answer. It is also known as Fordyce’s granule. A Fordyce granule is a developmental anomaly characterized by heterotrophic collection of sebaceous glands at various sites in oral cavity, which is covered with intact mucosa. Fordyce’s spot Pathogenesis It is … [Read more...] about Keratotic And Non-Keratotic White Lesions Question And Answers