MCQs on Temporomandibular Joint
8-10 minutes
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study first and then test yourself immediately. For that, First Watch this Video
and Study all the MCQs, and then Test yourself by taking the Quiz below.
# All of the following are approaches to TMJ EXCEPT:
A. Gillie's temporal approach
B. Alkayat-Bramley periauricular incision
C. Hind's retromandibular approach
D. Endaural approach
# In a patient of 8 years having history of trauma at the age of 5 years, the TMJ
gets ankylosed. What should be the treatment?
A. Gap arthroplasty
B. Condyloplasty
C. Condylectomy
D. Gap arthroplasty with temporalis muscle mesniscus placed in joint space
# Following are the normal features of TMJ EXCEPT:
A. Joint sound
B. Deviation of the mouth in opposite while opening the mouth in eccentric
movements
C. Pain while opening the mouth
D. None of the above
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# Most common cause of clicking:
A. Hypermobility
B. Loose articular bodies
C. Disc displacement without reduction
D. Disc displacement with reduction
# TMJ is a:
A. Fibrous joint
B. Hinge joint
C. Ball and socket joint
D. Diarthroidal and ginglymoidal joint
# Initial clicking of TMJ while opening is due to:
A. Lateral displacement of the condyle
B. Retruded condyle in respect to articular disc
C. Protruded condyle inn respect to articular disc
D. perforated disc
# Hydrocortisone acetate is injected in a painful arthritic TMJ to:
A. decrease the inflammatory response
B. lubricate the synovial joint
C. anesthetize the nerve supply
D. increase the blood supply
# When a patient's chin and mandible deviate to the right upon opening, which
of the following is a possible cause?
A. Ankylosis of the left condyle
B. Hypoplasia of the right condyle
C. Fracture of the left condyle
D. Hyperplasia of the right condyle
# The most frequent direction in which the articular disc gets displaced is:
A. Posterior and medial direction
B. Posterior and lateral direction
C. Anterior and medial direction
D. Anterior and lateral direction
# A nasal antrostomy following Caldwell Luc procedure is created:
A. Above the superior turbinate
B. Beneath the superior turbinate
C. Beneath the inferior turbinate
D. Above the inferior turbinate
# Entrance into the sinus in a Caldwell procedure is made through the:
A. Malar eminence
B. Canine fossa
C. Tuberosity
D. Zygomatic ridge
# The joint cavity can be examined in detail without much surgical exposure by:
A. Sialography
B. Arthroscopy
C. Biopsy
D. Endoscopy
# The most common dislocation of TMJ is:
A. Anterior
B. Medial
C. Posterior
D. Lateral
# Nerve that may be injured in submandibular incision:
A. Marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve
B. Hypoglossal nerve
C. Mylohyoid nerve
D. Lingual nerve
# Eminectomy is done for treatment of:
A. TMJ ankylosis
B. TMJ dislocation
C. Coronoid fracture
D. All of the above
# Trismus is due to inflammation of:
A. Medial pterygoid
B. Facial nerve irritation
C. Superior constrictor
D. Buccinator
# Dislocation is treated by forcing the mandible:
A. Upwards and backward
B. Upwards and forwards
C. Downward and forward
D. Downward and backward
# The Alkayat and Bramley approach to the TMJ is a modification of the:
A. Hemicoronal approach
B. Retroauricular approach
C. Preauricular approach
D. Risdon's approach
# All are features of TMJ dislocation EXCEPT:
A. Anterior displacement of condyles
B. Anterior open bite
C. Can be reduced by applying pressure on the mandible in downward and backward
direction
D. Deafness
# In dislocation of the jaw, displacement of the articular disc beyond the
articular tubercle of the TMJ results from spasm or excessive contraction of the
following muscle?
A. Buccinator
B. Lateral Pterygoid
C. Masseter
D. Temporalis
# Repeated dislocation of the condyle can be treated by intentional fracture of
the zygomatic arch and reunion. This procedure is called as:
A. Stobie's method
B. Denkel's method
C. Dautrey procedure
D. Weber's procedure
# Frequent dislocation of TMJ is due to:
A. Spasm of muscles of mastication
B. The articular eminence being smaller
C. Decreased freeway space
D. All of the above
