Oral medicine and oral cancer: oral submucous fibrosis: 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 · Oral medicine and oral cancer: oral submucous fibrosis

Sample item

A 28-year-old man with oral submucous fibrosis has 25 mm mouth opening and burning on eating spicy food. Which advice is the cornerstone of management?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Stop areca nut chewing and start jaw-opening exercises

Management of oral submucous fibrosis begins with stopping the areca nut habit. Mouth opening exercises, nutritional support and intralesional agents are added; surgery is for advanced trismus.

Option by option

  • A. Start antibiotics for 6 weeks

    The disease is not infective.

  • B. Stop areca nut chewing and start jaw-opening exercises (correct)

    Correct. Habit cessation and physiotherapy are the cornerstone.

  • C. Perform tongue resection

    Tongue resection is not indicated.

  • D. Take oral calcium supplements

    Calcium supplementation does not influence the fibrosis.

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What is the answer to this Dentistry question?

The best answer is B, Stop areca nut chewing and start jaw-opening exercises. Management of oral submucous fibrosis begins with stopping the areca nut habit.

Why is "Start antibiotics for 6 weeks" not the answer?

The disease is not infective.

Why is "Perform tongue resection" not the answer?

Tongue resection is not indicated.

Why is "Take oral calcium supplements" not the answer?

Calcium supplementation does not influence the fibrosis.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Oral medicine and oral cancer: oral submucous fibrosis in Dentistry. Mouth opening exercises, nutritional support and intralesional agents are added; surgery is for advanced trismus.

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 Oral medicine and oral cancer: oral submucous fibrosis?

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.