Color of the normal gingiva is_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. A child’s CSF was examined I contains slightly raised or normal PMN cells, raised lymphocytes, absence of mycotic growth, value of protein is normal or above normal, glucose level is normal. The most probable diagnosis is____________?

   A. Pyogenic bacterial meningitis
   B. Viral meningitis
   C. Fungal meningitis
   D. Tuberculous meningitis

2. Bulk of lamina propria of the gingiva is made of collagen type_______________?

   A. I
   B. II
   C. III
   D. IV

3. The major cells seen in gingiva are______________?

   A. Fibro blast
   B. Odontoblasts
   C. Cementoblasts
   D. Merkel cells

4. The connective tissue of the gingiva is known as the______________?

   A. Lamina dura
   B. Dental cuticle
   C. Lamina propria
   D. Fibroblasts

5. Gingiva are enlarged in leukemia because of____________________?

   A. Hemophilia
   B. Hemolytic anaemia
   C. Aplastic anaemia
   D. Megaloblastic anemia

6. Gingiva is most commonly affected by deficiency of_____________?

   A. Vitamin A
   B. Vitamin D
   C. Vitamin C
   D. Vitamin B

7. A 50 year old obese man complains of several recent abscesses in the gingiva with loosening of teeth. He also suffers from itching of skin and polyuria. The most probable etiology is______________?

   A. Scurvy
   B. Myxoedema
   C. Diabetes mellitus
   D. Vitamin A deficiency

8. A patient with emotional problems, increased salivation; pallor of oral mucosa and a grayish blue discoloration of the gingiva. These findings are most consistent with a clinical impression of____________?

   A. Cherubism
   B. Cretinism
   C. Pierre Robin Syndrome
   D. Lead poisoning

9. Recurrent ulcers occurring on gingiva and palate are most probably________________?

   A. Aphthous ulcers
   B. Herpes simplex
   C. koplick spots
   D. Lesions of Behcet’s syndrome

10. A 40 year old woman report with the complaint of burning sensation in the mouth. Clinical examination reveals lesions consisting of radiating white striations in a retiform arrangement affecting buccal mucosa, tongue, lips & gingiva bilaterally. An incisional biopsy is suggestive of lichen planus. The following are different clinical forms of lichen planus except:

    A. Atrophic lichen planus
    B. Hypertrophic lichen planus
    C. bullous lichen planus
    D. Verrucous lichen planus