Question 1

Which one of the following is not diagnosed through clinical diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mandibular tori 
B)  Fordyce granules 
C)  Black hairy tongue 
D)  Compound odontoma

Question 2

A Stafne bone cyst contains:

Accepted Answer

A)  salivary gland tissue. 
B)  an empty void. 
C)  inflammatory cells. 
D)  an epithelial-lined cyst containing serous fluid.

Question 3

When antifungal therapy is used to treat angular cheilitis, which diagnostic process is being applied?

Accepted Answer

A)  Microscopic 
B)  Laboratory 
C)  Surgical 
D)  Therapeutic

Question 4

Diagnosis of anemia is best accomplished through:

Accepted Answer

A)  laboratory tests. 
B)  evaluation of the color of the gingiva. 
C)  bleeding on probing. 
D)  the patient's medical history.

Question 5

Which one of the following is not considered a variant of normal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fordyce granules 
B)  Leukoedema 
C)  Linea alba 
D)  Pyogenic granuloma

Question 6

Retrocuspid papillae are located on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  palate. 
B)  floor of the mouth. 
C)  gingiva of the lingual aspect of mandibular canines. 
D)  canine eminence.

Question 7

Which one of the following is diagnosed through clinical diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fordyce granules 
B)  Unerupted mesiodens 
C)  Periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia 
D)  Traumatic bone cyst

Question 8

A lesion with a stemlike base is described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sessile. 
B)  A macule. 
C)  pedunculated. 
D)  a lobule.

Question 9

Which of the following would be described as a segment that is part of the whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bullae 
B)  Vesicle 
C)  Lobule 
D)  Pustule

Question 10

A small circumscribed lesion usually less than 1 cm in diameter that is elevated or protrudes above the surface of normal surrounding tissue is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  papule. 
B)  macule. 
C)  vesicle. 
D)  bulla.

Exam 1: Introduction to Preliminary Diagnosis of Oral Lesions

Which one of the following is not diagnosed through clinical diagnosis?