Oral Pathology MCQs
Oral Pathology MCQs cover the diseases affecting the oral cavity, including tumors, precancerous conditions, cysts, and inflammatory diseases. These quizzes help students of BDS and MDCAT assess their ability to diagnose and understand oral conditions and prepare for clinical scenarios.
Q: A lesion composed of mature fat cells in the oral cavity is termed
A) Papilloma
B) Hemangioma
C) Fibroma
D) Lipoma
✅ Correct Answer: D
Explanation: Lipomas are benign tumors composed of adipose tissue and can present as soft, yellowish oral swellings.
Q: Lymphoepithelial cysts are most commonly found on the
A) Dorsal tongue
B) Buccal vestibule
C) Floor of the mouth
D) Soft palate
✅ Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Oral lymphoepithelial cysts appear as small, yellowish nodules, especially in the floor of the mouth or ventral tongue.
Q: A histological feature of granular cell tumor includes
A) Multinucleated giant cells
B) Clear cells
C) Dystrophic calcification
D) Eosinophilic granular cytoplasm
✅ Correct Answer: D
Explanation: Granular cell tumors show large polygonal cells with granular eosinophilic cytoplasm and are often S-100 positive.
Q: The cyst associated with an unerupted tooth is the
A) Radicular cyst
B) Dentigerous cyst
C) Lateral periodontal cyst
D) Residual cyst
✅ Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Dentigerous cysts develop around the crowns of unerupted teeth, especially third molars.
Q: Café-au-lait spots and multiple neurofibromas suggest
A) Sturge-Weber syndrome
B) Gardner syndrome
C) Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
D) Neurofibromatosis type 1
✅ Correct Answer: D
Explanation: Neurofibromatosis type 1 is characterized by cutaneous neurofibromas and café-au-lait pigmentation.
Q: Wickham’s striae are characteristic of
A) Pemphigus vulgaris
B) Lichen planus
C) Psoriasis
D) Aphthous ulcer
✅ Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Wickham’s striae are fine white lines seen in lichen planus due to hypergranulosis of the epithelium.
Q: A lateral neck cyst arising from remnants of the second branchial arch is called
A) Ranula
B) Dermoid cyst
C) Thyroglossal duct cyst
D) Branchial cleft cyst
✅ Correct Answer: D
Explanation: Branchial cleft cysts are developmental cysts located in the lateral neck and originate from branchial arch remnants.
Q: Multiple jaw cysts and basal cell carcinomas are features of
A) Apert syndrome
B) Gorlin-Goltz syndrome
C) Crouzon syndrome
D) Treacher Collins syndrome
✅ Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Gorlin-Goltz syndrome includes multiple odontogenic keratocysts, basal cell carcinomas, and skeletal abnormalities.
Q: The most common odontogenic tumor is the
A) Odontoma
B) Odontogenic myxoma
C) Ameloblastoma
D) Calcifying odontogenic cyst
✅ Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Odontomas are considered hamartomas and are the most frequently occurring odontogenic tumors.
Q: Psoriasiform mucositis is most closely associated with
A) Geographic tongue
B) Lupus erythematosus
C) Pemphigoid
D) Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis
✅ Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Geographic tongue shows red depapillated areas with white borders and a histologic pattern resembling psoriasis.