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 # A 19 year old patient presents with oral pain, erythematous gingival tissues, blunted papillae spontaneous gingival bleeding, and no attachment loss. There is also a pseudomembrane covering the gingiva. Which of the following is the diagnosis for this patient? A. Plaque associated gingivitis B. Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis C. Aggressive periodontitis D. Chronic periodontitis E. Necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis The correct answer is B. Necrotozing ulcerative gingivitis. Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis and periodontitis usually occurs because of the predominance of the anaerobic fusobacteria and spirochetes within the oral cavity, specifically underneath the gingiva. This is a case of Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG) NOT necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis (NUP) because the patient is not experiencing bone loss. Debridement of the affected gingiva with an adjunctive prescription of chlorhexidine 0.12 % rise will help stop the progression of necrotizing ulcerativ...

 # Which of the following patient conditions is the strongest indication for splinting? A. Mobility with a unilateral shift from centric relation to centric occlusion B. Mobility with discomfort C. Presence of diastemas D. Primary occlusal trauma The correct answer is B. Mobility with discomfort. Unstable teeth that cannot maintain normal position during centric occlusion need additional support to maintain position and therefore must be splinted to the adjacent teeth. Presence of a diastema does not necessarily require splinting except when the diastema is caused by the movement of teeth due a periodontally compromised status. Primary occlusal trauma can be resolved once the cause of trauma is removed. Discomfort associated with tooth mobility may: • Be due to other periodontal conditions • Be due to pulpal conditions • NOT be a direct indication alone for splinting therapy CLICK HERE FOR MORE MCQS

 Name of Dental Clinic: Peace Dental Care Pvt. Ltd. Address: Bharatpur-10, Hospital Road, Chitwan Year of Establishment: 2076 Name of the chief Dental Surgeon: Dr. Binaya Subedi CONTACT NUMBER: 056593325 CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL DENTAL CLINICS OF BAGMATI PROVINCE

 Name of Dental Clinic: Baishdhara Dental Clinic Address : Near Tarun Ma Vi, Balaju, Kathmandu, Nepal Year of Establishment: 2021 Name of the chief Dental Surgeon: Dr Bishwo Prachanda Sedhain CONTACT NUMBER: 9851157949 CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL DENTAL CLINICS OF BAGMATI PROVINCE

 # Interruption of transmission of disease is called: A. Disease control  B. Disease eradication C. Disease elimination D. Disability limitation The correct answer is C. Disease elimination. Concept of Control A. Disease control : The term 'disease control' describes (ongoing) operations aimed at reducing incidence, duration, decrease effects of disease, etc. Control activities may focus on primary prevention or secondary prevention. The concept of tertiary prevention is comparatively less relevant to control efforts. In disease control, the disease agent is permitted to persist in the community at a level where it ceases to be a public health problem according to the tolerance level of local population. B. Disease elimination: Between control and eradication, an intermediate goal has been described, called 'regional elimination'. The term elimination is used to describe interruption of transmission of disease, eg. elimination of measles, polio and diphtheria from large...

 # The new concept of risk factor came into existence during which phase? A. Disease control phase B. Health promotional phase C. Social engineering phase D. Health for all phase The correct answer is C. Social engineering phase. Four phases of public health have been recognized: A. Phase one: Disease Control Phase (1880-1920) The 19th century Public Health- matter of sanitary legislation and sanitary reform, safe water supply and waste disposal.  B. Phase Two: Health promotional phase (1920-1960) At the beginning of the 20th century, the concept of health promotion emerged. As a result, in addition to disease control activities, one more goal was initiated. e.g. Maternal and child health, School health, mental health, occupational health and rehabilitation services. C. Phase Three: Social Engineering phase (1960-1980) Chronic conditions such as cancer, Diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and alcoholism, drug addiction occurred. These chronic health problems...

 Name of Dental Clinic: Bhatbhateni Dental Care Pvt. Ltd. Address: Thirbum Sadak, Bhatbhateni, Naxal Year of Establishment: 2017 Name of the chief Dental Surgeon: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari  CONTACT NUMBER: 9863028098  CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL DENTAL CLINICS OF BAGMATI PROVINCE