Previous years questions from various Indian Universities - for MDS in Oral Pathology

PULP AND PERIAPICAL INFECTIONS

1. Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis- 10 mks
2. Define and classify Osteomyelitis. Discuss in detail non- suppurative OM-10 mks
3. Discuss periapical inflammation with emphasis on pathogenesis and pathology- 25 mks
4. Discuss regressive changes in pulp-10 mks
5. Describe the histology of dental pulp-10 mks Describe in detail the sequence of events from pulpitis to cellulitis- -20 mks
6. Discuss periapical  inflammation with emphasis on pathogenesis and pathology-25mks
7. Describe the sequelae of pulpal infection-10 mks
8. Describe in detail pulp in health and disease-20 mks 
9. Osteomyelitis-10 mks 
10. Sequelae of DC-10 mks 
11. Periapical granuloma-10 mks 
12. Pulp stones-10 mks 
13. Discuss the common clinical feature specific osteomyelitic lesions- others
14. Give an account of the pyogenic organisms and describe the pathology and clinical features of Osteomyelitis- others
15. Discuss the biological response of pulp tissue to operative procedures and various restorative methods- others
16. Discuss periapical inflammation with emphasis on pathogenesis and pathology- others
17. Describe the mechanism of oral infections-  
18. Describe Osteomyelitis-    
19. Give the Etiopathogenesis of an abscess-    
20. Different types of OM of the jaw- July 1991
21. Ludwig’s angina- coll
22. Cavernous sinus thrombosis- coll

REGRESSIVE ALTERATIONS

1. Regressive alterations in teeth- 10 mks
2. Discuss etiology, histopathology and clinical features of resorption of permanent teeth- others

SALIVARY GLANDS DISORDERS

1. Classify SG tumours and discuss in detail MEC-10 mks
2. Discuss the papillary cyst adenoma lymphatosum-10 mks
3. Discuss malignant salivary gland tumours- 20 mks
4. Discuss salivary cystic lesions-10 mks
5. Discuss recent concepts in WHO classification of salivary gland tumours-10 mks
6. Discuss SG tumours with special reference to histogenesis and H/P 25 mks
7. Classify SG tumours and enumerate the diagnostic work-up for the same- 20 mks coll
8. Discuss in detail non- neoplastic SG disorders-20 mks coll
9. Clear cell change in SG tumours- 10 mks coll
10. Pathogenesis of Warthins-10 mks coll
11. Histogenesis of SG tumours- 10 mks coll
12. Histogenesis of PA-10 mks
13. Discuss pathogenesis of PA-10 mks
14. Autoimmune diseases of the salivary gland-10 mks
15. MEC-10 mks
16. Canalicular adenoma-10 mks
17. Salivary flow aberrations-10 mks
18. Describe malignant tumours of minor salivary glands with recent emphasis- 20 mks coll
19. Discuss in detail clear cell salivary gland tumours- 20 mks coll
20. Recent concepts in classification systems in SG pathology- 10 mks-coll
21. Role of ME cell in different SG lesions- 10 mks-coll
22. Special stains for SG neoplasms-10 mks coll
23. Non- neoplastic lesions of SG- 10 mks coll
24. Discuss lymphoepithelial lesions of the salivary glands- others
25. Discuss the benign tumours of salivary gland origin- others
26. Discuss histogenesis and H/P of pleomorphic adenoma- others
27. H/P and behavior  of MEC-    
28. Discuss xerostomia-    
29. Non- neoplastic lesions of the SG- Oct 1989
30. Malignant mixed tumour- RGUHS 06-10 mks
31. Benign lymphoepithelial lesion- coll
32. Recent concepts in the classification of SG tumours by WHO- coll
33. Clear cell change in salivary gland tumours- coll
34. Salivary gland tumors with recent concepts- coll

SPREAD OF INFECTIONS

1. Focus of infection-10 mks
2. Ludwig’s angina and its management- 10 mks rguhs

TMJ DISORDERS

1.      TMJ disorders- 10 mks ,20 mks

2.      DD  of pain in TMJ- others

3.      Describe the chronic inflammatory  and regressive lesions of the TMJ-    

TUMOURS OF ODONTOGENIC ORIGIN

1. Odontogenic tumours- 100 mks(MU)
2. Discuss odontogenic tumours of mesenchymal origin-25 mks ( MU)
3. Define ameloblastoma. Describe the clinical features and HP of Adenoameloblastoma-10 mks
4. Discuss lesions of the jaw that contain dentin like material-10 mks
5. Discuss ameloblastic fibro- odontoma-10 mks
6. Discuss Pindborg’s tumour- 10 mks
7. Classify odontogenic tumours with a note on recent concepts in WHO classification. Discuss in detail ameloblastoma-20 mks  (RGHUS- only the classification)
8. OKC as a cyst and a benign neoplasm- 10 mks
9. Ghost cell containing lesions-10 mks
10. CEOT- 10 mks 
11. Current concepts in odontogenic fibroma-10 mks 
12. Discuss cemental lesions-10 mks
13. Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma-10 mks
14. Classify odontogenic tumours and discuss in detail the hamartomatous odontogenic. Tumours-20 mks
15.  Ameloblastoma-100 mks  10 mks
16. Benign and malignant tumors of odontogenic origin- 100 mks  
17. Classify odontogenic tumours. Discuss in detail CEOT and its histological variants-20 mks
18. Histopathological  variants of ameloblastoma-10 mks
19. Pathogenesis and pathology of odontogenic tumours and dens in dente- others
20. Discuss squamous odontogenic tumours- others
21. Classify and discuss the benign tumours of odontogenic origin- others
22. Histogenesis and H/P of AOT and CEOT
23. Discuss the neoplastic lesions of jaw bones of CT origin- others
24. Discuss cemental lesions- others
25. Discuss histogenesis and histopathology of AOT and CEOT- others
26. Discuss epithelial neoplasm of odontogenic origin- others
27. Describe the pathogenesis of hard odontogenic neoplasms and dens- in dente-    
28. Describe chondrosarcoma of the jaws-    
29. Recent concepts of CEOT- GU
30. Odontogenic tumours of mesoderm origin-    
31. Ameloblastoma- RGUHS 06-10 mks
32. Describe the different types of epithelia of the oral cavity and the significance in the development of different cysts and tumours of the oral cavity-1996
33. Recent concepts in the WHO classification of odontogenic tumours- coll
34. Discuss epithelial and mesenchymal interactions in odontogenic tumours. Add a note in lesions of jaws that contain dentin like material- coll
35. SOT- coll
36. Malignant am and Am carcinoma- coll
37. Current concepts in odontogenic fibroma- coll
38. Discuss in detail mixed odontogenic tumours- coll
39. Discuss unicystic ameloblastoma- coll
40. Recent concepts in COC- coll