Shan's Orofacial quiz

What are the three divisions of Oral Mucosa?

• A.Specialized mucosa

• B.Masticatory mucosa

• D.Lining mucosa

• C.Tongue mucosa

• Except C

Match the location :

• Gingiva and hard palatal tissue

• Lining mucosa

• On the dorsum of the tongue

• Masticatory mucosa

• All other areas of the oral mucosa

• Specialized mucosa

Oral mucosa are

composed of stratified squamous epithelium and connective tissue with various surface characteristics.

• True

• Flase

Masticatory mucosa undergoes trauma or compression 

during mastication 

• true

• false

Masticatory Mucosa is firm, thick, immovable and it is Keratinized 

• 1 st statement true ; 2nd false

• 1 st statement false ; 2nd true

• both true

• both false

Lining mucosa are very loose, flexible and unattached tissue and

Non-keratinized 

• False

• True

The Col in the posterior teeth is

non-keratinized (not attached)

• True

• False

Gingiva Sulcus's average depth of sulcus when periodontally probing is about 3mm and Non-keratinized.

• false

• True

Interdental Papilla is one of the first areas involved in periodontal disease which becomes swollen and blunted

• true

• false

Attached gingiva has stippled or dimpled appearance;

The first sign of periodontal disease is loss of stippling (edema)

• 1st statement is true and 2nd false

• 1st statement false and 2nd true

• both true