These are not straight forward questions that are asked in theory exams.
Most of these questions have been asked by my students, friends and others.
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| S. No. | Question | By | Click to answer |
| 1. | Why cannot we call parastyle and parastylids be called as talon cusps of posterior teeth? Both are accessory cusps, both develop from cingulum, and both resemble eagles talon! | Dr Usha Hegde | CLICK |
| 2. | Why are cholesterol clefts in elliptical shape and not spherical or round? | Dr Govind Rajkumar | CLICK |
| 3. | Why do carcinomas [generally] spread through lymphatics and sarcomas through hematogenous route? | Dr Ramniwas Kumawat | CLICK |
| 4. | Why is there dentinal sensitivity to sweet only and not for bitter? | Dr Farhaj Khot | CLICK |
| 5. | Patient with pulpitis suffers from pain in response to thermal changes. What are the mechanisms involved? | Dr Ahmed Samy | CLICK |
| 6. | What is the pathogenesis of hyalinization in any lesion? | Dr Ramniwas Kumawat | CLICK |
| 7. | What is the pathogenesis of induration around a malignant ulcer? | Dr Ramniwas Kumawat | CLICK |
| 8. | What is the importance of Cholesterol crystals in cystic lumen? | Dr Anagha Shete | CLICK |
| 9. | Why does thyroid carcinoma metastasize to the mandible but not to the tongue? |
Dr Sharad Purohit | CLICK |
- Why only permanent 1st molars and central incisors are affected in congenital syphilis?
- Are Fibroma and Fibrous Epulis the same?
- Is the terminology of Candidosis more apt than Candidiasis?
- Can we identify Linear Gingival Erythyema clinically associated with Candidosis?
- In Discoid Lupus Erythematosus as the lesion matures, it becomes depigemented. What is the cause?
- How do we differentiate Squamous Cell Papilloma and Verruca Vulgaris histologically?
- Why is cancer painless initially?
- What is dyskeratosis and how does it appear histologically? What are corps ronds and grains?
- What is the difference between fibrosis and desmoplasia?
- Why is peripheral neuropathy seen only in megaloblastic or pernicious anaemia and not in other types of anaemia?
- Why cicatricial pemphigoid heals with scarring whereas other types of pemphigus /pemphigoid do not?
