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NEET MDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Flashcards
62 question-and-answer cards covering Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as it is examined in NEET MDS. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery deck
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What is the most common cause of odontogenic infections?
Polymicrobial flora, predominantly anaerobic and aerobic streptococci (e.g., viridans group) and anaerobes, usually from dental caries/pulpal or periodontal origin.
What is Ludwig's angina?
A rapidly spreading bilateral cellulitis of the submandibular, sublingual, and submental spaces, often of odontogenic origin, that can cause airway obstruction — a surgical emergency.
Give an example of a non-odontogenic head and neck infection.
Infections such as tonsillar/peritonsillar abscess, sinusitis, salivary gland infection (sialadenitis), or skin/lymph node infections not arising from teeth.
What are the principles of managing odontogenic infections?
Remove the source (extraction/endo/drainage), establish drainage (incision and drainage), administer appropriate antibiotics, support the patient medically, and ensure airway protection in severe cases.
What is the most common odontogenic cyst?
The radicular (periapical) cyst, an inflammatory cyst arising at the apex of a non-vital tooth.
Which odontogenic cyst is associated with an impacted tooth crown and is the most common developmental odontogenic cyst?
The dentigerous (follicular) cyst, which encloses the crown of an unerupted tooth at the cementoenamel junction.
Which lesion was formerly called odontogenic keratocyst and is now classified as a tumor; what syndrome is it linked to?
Odontogenic keratocyst (now odontogenic keratocystic tumor in older WHO terminology; reclassified as a cyst in 2017); multiple OKCs are associated with Gorlin (nevoid basal cell carcinoma) syndrome. It has a high recurrence rate.
Give an example of a non-odontogenic cyst of the jaws.
Nasopalatine duct (incisive canal) cyst, nasolabial cyst, or globulomaxillary cyst.
What is the most common benign odontogenic tumor and its key behaviors?
Ameloblastoma — locally aggressive, slow-growing, with a high recurrence rate; classically shows a 'soap bubble' or multilocular radiolucency. Treated with wide resection.
What is the most common malignant tumor of the oral cavity?
Squamous cell carcinoma (oral SCC), strongly associated with tobacco and alcohol use.
What is the standard general management approach for odontogenic cysts and benign tumors?
Enucleation (with or without curettage) for cysts/small lesions, marsupialization for large cysts, and resection (marginal or segmental) for aggressive/recurrent tumors like ameloblastoma — always with histopathologic confirmation.
Name the three major paired salivary glands and their primary secretion type.
Parotid (serous), submandibular (mixed, predominantly serous), and sublingual (mixed, predominantly mucous).
What is sialolithiasis and which gland is most commonly affected?
Salivary stone formation; most common in the submandibular gland/Wharton's duct due to its mucous-rich secretion and uphill, tortuous duct course.
What is the most common benign salivary gland tumor and where does it most often occur?
Pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumor), most commonly in the parotid gland.
How is sialolithiasis of the submandibular gland typically managed?
Conservative measures (hydration, sialagogues, gland massage, warm compresses) for small stones; surgical removal (transoral duct stone removal or gland excision) and sialendoscopy for larger or recurrent stones.
Describe the anatomy and classification of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
A bilateral synovial, ginglymoarthrodial joint (combining hinge and gliding movement) between the mandibular condyle and the glenoid fossa/articular eminence of the temporal bone, with an interposed fibrocartilaginous articular disc.
What is internal derangement of the TMJ?
An abnormal positional relationship of the articular disc to the condyle and fossa, most commonly anterior disc displacement (with or without reduction), causing clicking, pain, or locking.
How are TMJ disorders diagnosed?
History and clinical exam (pain, clicking, crepitus, range of motion, deviation), palpation, and imaging — MRI for disc position/soft tissue and CT/CBCT for bony changes.
What is the typical first-line (conservative) management of TMJ disorders?
Reversible/conservative therapy: patient education, soft diet, rest, NSAIDs/muscle relaxants, moist heat, physiotherapy, and occlusal splints; surgery (arthrocentesis, arthroscopy, open surgery) reserved for refractory cases.
What is a cleft lip/palate and what is the typical timing of repair?
A congenital craniofacial deformity from failure of fusion of facial/palatal processes; classic 'rule of 10s' guides lip repair (~10 weeks, 10 lb, Hb 10), and palate repair is usually done around 9–18 months.
Name common craniofacial syndromic deformities involving craniosynostosis.
Crouzon syndrome, Apert syndrome, and Treacher Collins syndrome (the latter from first/second branchial arch maldevelopment).
What is the multidisciplinary team approach in craniofacial deformity management?
Coordinated care among oral/maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons, orthodontists, ENT, speech therapists, audiologists, geneticists, pediatricians, and psychologists to address function, aesthetics, speech, and development.
What is distraction osteogenesis in craniofacial surgery?
A technique that gradually lengthens bone by surgically creating an osteotomy and slowly separating the segments with a distractor device, allowing new bone to form in the gap (used for mandibular/midface hypoplasia).
What does an Aldrete or ASA classification assess in surgical planning?
The ASA Physical Status Classification grades a patient's preoperative fitness/medical risk (ASA I healthy to ASA VI brain-dead organ donor); the Aldrete score assesses postoperative recovery from anesthesia.
What this deck covers
The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery deck follows the NEET MDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery syllabus — 11 chapters and 39 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 5.6 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 169 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery flashcards FAQ
How many Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery flashcards are in this NEET MDS deck?
62 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these NEET MDS flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 62-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery cards cover?
They follow the NEET MDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery syllabus — 11 chapters and 39 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.