Paper-I:- Applied Basic Sciences:
Applied Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Research Methodology and Biostatistics
Long Answers: 20 Marks
1. Describe the non-collagenous proteins of periodontium. Describe their role in health and disease.2. Describe in detail about muscle of mastication. / N 2011
3. Discuss role of sex hormones as a systematic modifier of periodontitis.
4. Discuss the ultra structure and function of alveolar bone. / M 2010
5. Facial artery
6. Hemostasis / M 2009
7. Facial artery
8. Define shock and discuss its pathophysiology
9. Describe the junctional epithelium with reference to current concepts.
10. Role of GCF in periodontal health and disease / A 2008
11. Role of saliva in periodontal health.
12. Describe the defence mechanisms operating in the oral cavity. / A 2007
13. Role of “NSAIDs” in periodontics.
14. Discuss the “sub-gingival micro-flora”.
15. Role of CEMENTUM in health and disease.
16. Describe the gingival epithelium and its role in defence mechanism. / S 2007
17. Discuss the Immunosuppressive drugs and their effects on oral tissue.
18. Discuss the general considerations of surgical anatomy in relation to Periodontics.
19. List the chemical mediators of inflammation. Discuss briefly the vascular phase of acute inflammatory response.
20. Define arterial blood pressure and give its normal values. Describe the mechanism, which regulate blood pressure. / 2006
21. Discuss the pharmacologic agents which affect bone resorption.
22. Discuss the formation, composition and significance of gingival fluid. / A 2005
23. Discuss the electron microscopic structure of the normal gingiva.
24. Discuss the role of vitamins and minerals on the maintenance of the general health. / 2004
25. Define blood pressure. Normal value and how to record it?
26. Classify oral mucosa. Describe the macroscopic and microscopic appearance of gingiva.
27. Development and structure of junctional epithelium.
28. Broad spectrum antibiotics and their merits and demerits. / 2003
29. Discuss the mechanism and regulation of mandibular growth.
30. Describe the formation, composition and significance of gingival fluid.
31. Describe the functional anatomy of TMJ.
32. Describe pre-cancerous lesions of oral cavity. / 2002
33. Discuss the role of saliva in stomatology
34. Discuss the development, ossification and age changes of the mandible.
35. Discuss the hormonal regulation of blood calcium.
36. Discuss the development and structural organization of enamel of teeth. / 2001
Short Answers:
1. Anti-microbial peptides2. Maxillary sinus
3. Bone remodelling
4. GCF
5. Cementogenesis
6. Pro-inflammatory cytokines / N 2011
7. Biochemical markers in periodontal diagnosis
8. Role of T cells in periodontal diagnosis
9. Microcirculation of gingival
10. Folic acid and periodontal disease
11. Mechanism of collagen degradation
12. Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve / M 2010
13. Parathyroid hormone
14. Oral phase of swallowing
15. Vasoconstrictors in local anesthesia
16. Personal protective clothing in infection control
17. Composition of saliva
18. Hypersensitivity response / M 2009
19. Composition and function of blood
20. Growth hormone
21. Essential aminoacids
22. Autoclave
23. Vitamin c
24. Analgesics in dental practice
25. Blood supply to the periodontium
26. Role of cohort studies in periodontal research
27. Vitamin c and periodontium
28. Factors affecting gingival pigmentation
29. CPITN
30. Celluler basis of bone resorption / A 2008
31. Pre-anesthetic medication
32. Action of chlorhexidine as Anti-plaque agent
33. Give importance of attached gingival
34. Disclosing agents
35. Give advantage of local drug delivery system in periodontics.
36. Describe various methods of collection of data in biostatistics. / A 2007
37. Drug induced gingival enlargements.
38. Gingival epithelium
39. Mast cells
40. Chemotaxis
41. Cytokines
42. TMJ
43. Role of saliva in health and disease
44. Discuss the general consideration of surgical anatomy in relation to priodontium.
45. Explain various agents used to control bleeding during surgery.
46. Give various methods of sterilization of instruments.
47. Discuss the various pharmacological agents which effect bone resorption.
48. Discuss various culture Medias used in culturing periodontal microbota. / S 2007
49. Stellate rreticulum
50. Autosomal Dominant Inheritance
51. Proteolytic host cell enzymes in the GCF
52. Fat soluble vitamins
53. Hypovolemic shock
54. Current trends in the histology of the periodontal ligament
55. Discuss various liver function tests
56. Describe the oral cavity including its innervations, blood supply, lymphatic drainage and development.
57. Viral infections of oral cavity
58. Enumerate the differences between the foetal and adult skull. What are the causes of these differences?
59. Antioxidants
60. NSAIDs / 2006
61. Role of vit. C in health and disease
62. The maxillary sinus
63. The submandibular salivary gland
64. OSMF
65. Facial spaces of periodontal interest
66. Nerve supply of the periodontium / A 2005
67. Physiology of pain
68. Current concepts of inflammation
69. Describe erythropoiesis. Discuss factors affecting it.
70. Precancerous lesions of oral cavity.
71. Mechanism of blood clotting
72. Mechanism of calculus formation. / 2004
73. Importance of computers in research
74. Describe the function of saliva
75. Immunoglobulins
76. Common adverse effects produced by drugs
77. Discuss the oxygen consumption of gingiva
78. Metronidazole in Periodontics
79. Muscles of mastication
80. GCF
81. Mechanism of blood clotting
82. Discuss the alveolar process
83. Water soluble vitamins
84. Blood supply to the gingiva / 2003
85. Describe parotid duct in detail
86. Role of vit c in health and disease
87. Role of antigen in Periodontics
88. Describe erythropoiesis amd factors affecting it.
89. Physiology of pain.
90. Enumerate analgesic agents. Discuss the pharmacology of acetyl salicylic acid aspirin.
91. Name blood clotting factors and describe the mechanism of clotting
92. Maxillary sinus
93. Discuss the biochemical importance of fat-soluble vitamins.
94. Name the conditions that cause atrophy of tongue papillae. Give its differential diagnosis.
95. Discuss the role of chlorhexidine in Periodontics.
96. Discuss exfoliative cytology. / 2002
97. Vitamin D
98. Oral glucose tolerance test
99. Classification of microbes
100. OSMF
101. Dentinal hypersensitivity
102. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
103. Circulatory shock
104. Oxygen toxicity
105. Clotting mechanism
106. Pathways of pain from teeth to the brain
107. Clinical importance of change in saliva
108. Referred pain / 2001