NRE Dental Step I MCQs

Gingivitis is inflammation of gingiva without clinical attachment loss.

Periodontitis is inflammatory destruction of tooth-supporting tissues with attachment and bone loss.

Clinical attachment level is the distance from the cementoenamel junction to the base of the periodontal pocket.

Bleeding on probing is a clinical sign of gingival inflammation elicited by gentle probing.

Scaling is mechanical removal of plaque, calculus and deposits from tooth surfaces.

Root planing is instrumentation intended to produce a biologically compatible root surface.

Furcation involvement is periodontal destruction extending into the root-dividing area of a multirooted tooth.

Periodontal pocket is a pathologically deepened gingival sulcus.

Guided tissue regeneration is a regenerative procedure using a barrier to favour repopulation by periodontal cells.

Acute cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder, commonly due to cystic-duct obstruction by a stone.

Acute coronary syndrome is a clinical spectrum caused by acute myocardial ischaemia, including unstable angina and myocardial infarction.

Heart failure is a syndrome in which the heart cannot meet metabolic demands or does so only at elevated filling pressures.