AAID ORAL PATHOLOGY CH. 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ FOR 2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. After arriving at a differential diagnosis, info from which one of the following categories
will best establish a final or definitive diagnosis?
a. Clinical
b. Historical
c. Microscopic
d. Radiographic - CORRECT ANSWERS-c. Microscopic
2. The descriptive term that would best be used for a freckle is a: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
macule
3. Which term describes the base of a lesion that is stalklike? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
pedunculated
4. Clinical diagnosis can be used to determine the final or definitive diagnosis of all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. Fordyce granules
b. Unerupted supernumerary teeth
c. Mandibular tori
d. Erythema migrans - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. unerupted supernumerary teeth
5. Radiographic diagnosis would contribute to the definitive diagnosis of all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. internal resorption
b. periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia
c. odontomas
d. a retained deciduous tooth - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. a retained deciduous tooth
, 6. To determine the presence of blood dyscrasias, which one of the following would
provide the most definitive information?
a. laboratory blood tests
b. bleeding during probing
c. pallor of the gingiva and mucosa
d. patient complaint of weakness - CORRECT ANSWERS-a. laboratory blood tests
7. Whenranrantifungalrointmentrorrcreamrisrusedrtortreatrangularrcheilitis,rwhichrdiagnosticrca
tegoryrisrbeingrused?r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-therapeutic
8. Yellowrclustersrofrectopicrsebaceousrglandsrcommonlyrobservedronrtherbuccalrmucosarandr
evaluatedrthroughrclinicalrdiagnosisrarermostrlikely:r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-
Fordycergranules
9. Arslow-
growing,rbony,rhard,rexophyticrgrowthronrthermidlinerofrtherhardrpalaterisrdevelopmentalra
ndrhereditaryrinrorigin.rTherdiagnosisrisrdeterminedrthroughrclinicalrevaluation.rYoursuspec
t:r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-torusrpalatinus
10. Ther"whiterline"robservedrclinicallyronrtherbuccalrmucosarthatrextendsrfromranteriorrtorpos
teriorralongrtherocclusalrplaneris:r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-linearalba
11. Whichroccursrasranrerythematousrarea,risrdevoidrofrfiliformrpapillae,risrovalrorrrectangularri
nrshape,rdoesrnotrchangeritsrcharacteristics,randrisrlocatedronrthermidlinerofrtherdorsalrsurf
acerofrthertongue?r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-medianrrhomboidrglossitis
12. WhichronerofrtherdiagnosticrcategoriesrwouldrtherDHrmostreasilyrapplyrtortherpreliminaryre
valuationrofroralrlesions?r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-clinical
13. Theserexamplesrofrexostosesrarerfoundronrtherlingualraspectrofrthermandiblerinrtherarearofrt
herpremolars.rTheyrarerbenign,rbony,rhard,randrrequirernortreatment.rRadiographicallyrthe
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ FOR 2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. After arriving at a differential diagnosis, info from which one of the following categories
will best establish a final or definitive diagnosis?
a. Clinical
b. Historical
c. Microscopic
d. Radiographic - CORRECT ANSWERS-c. Microscopic
2. The descriptive term that would best be used for a freckle is a: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
macule
3. Which term describes the base of a lesion that is stalklike? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
pedunculated
4. Clinical diagnosis can be used to determine the final or definitive diagnosis of all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. Fordyce granules
b. Unerupted supernumerary teeth
c. Mandibular tori
d. Erythema migrans - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. unerupted supernumerary teeth
5. Radiographic diagnosis would contribute to the definitive diagnosis of all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. internal resorption
b. periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia
c. odontomas
d. a retained deciduous tooth - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. a retained deciduous tooth
, 6. To determine the presence of blood dyscrasias, which one of the following would
provide the most definitive information?
a. laboratory blood tests
b. bleeding during probing
c. pallor of the gingiva and mucosa
d. patient complaint of weakness - CORRECT ANSWERS-a. laboratory blood tests
7. Whenranrantifungalrointmentrorrcreamrisrusedrtortreatrangularrcheilitis,rwhichrdiagnosticrca
tegoryrisrbeingrused?r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-therapeutic
8. Yellowrclustersrofrectopicrsebaceousrglandsrcommonlyrobservedronrtherbuccalrmucosarandr
evaluatedrthroughrclinicalrdiagnosisrarermostrlikely:r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-
Fordycergranules
9. Arslow-
growing,rbony,rhard,rexophyticrgrowthronrthermidlinerofrtherhardrpalaterisrdevelopmentalra
ndrhereditaryrinrorigin.rTherdiagnosisrisrdeterminedrthroughrclinicalrevaluation.rYoursuspec
t:r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-torusrpalatinus
10. Ther"whiterline"robservedrclinicallyronrtherbuccalrmucosarthatrextendsrfromranteriorrtorpos
teriorralongrtherocclusalrplaneris:r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-linearalba
11. Whichroccursrasranrerythematousrarea,risrdevoidrofrfiliformrpapillae,risrovalrorrrectangularri
nrshape,rdoesrnotrchangeritsrcharacteristics,randrisrlocatedronrthermidlinerofrtherdorsalrsurf
acerofrthertongue?r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-medianrrhomboidrglossitis
12. WhichronerofrtherdiagnosticrcategoriesrwouldrtherDHrmostreasilyrapplyrtortherpreliminaryre
valuationrofroralrlesions?r-rrCORRECTrANSWERS-clinical
13. Theserexamplesrofrexostosesrarerfoundronrtherlingualraspectrofrthermandiblerinrtherarearofrt
herpremolars.rTheyrarerbenign,rbony,rhard,randrrequirernortreatment.rRadiographicallyrthe
