Caries, pulp and periodontal disease: pulp polyp: practice question

A Dentistry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Dentistry · Caries, pulp and periodontal disease: pulp polyp

Sample item

A 10-year-old has a fleshy, pink, insensitive tissue mass protruding from a large cavity in a first permanent molar. What is the diagnosis?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis

Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis (pulp polyp) develops in young patients with a large open cavity and a well-vascularised pulp. The tissue is relatively painless and bleeds easily.

Option by option

  • A. Acute pulpitis

    Acute pulpitis causes severe pain, not a painless polyp.

  • B. Pyogenic granuloma of the gingiva

    A pyogenic granuloma arises from gingiva, not from inside the cavity.

  • C. Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis (correct)

    Correct. Open cavity and good blood supply in the young produce a pulp polyp.

  • D. Giant cell epulis

    A giant cell epulis is a gingival lesion arising on the alveolar ridge.

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What is the answer to this Dentistry question?

The best answer is C, Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis. Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis (pulp polyp) develops in young patients with a large open cavity and a well-vascularised pulp.

Why is "Acute pulpitis" not the answer?

Acute pulpitis causes severe pain, not a painless polyp.

Why is "Pyogenic granuloma of the gingiva" not the answer?

A pyogenic granuloma arises from gingiva, not from inside the cavity.

Why is "Giant cell epulis" not the answer?

A giant cell epulis is a gingival lesion arising on the alveolar ridge.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Caries, pulp and periodontal disease: pulp polyp in Dentistry. The tissue is relatively painless and bleeds easily.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Caries, pulp and periodontal disease: pulp polyp?

Learn the dental formula, eruption ages and tooth structure once, as tables. Then use the flashcards and the other Dentistry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.