Oral surgery: 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 surgery

Sample item

Which postoperative finding after extraction requires urgent reassessment for possible infection?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

D. Increasing facial swelling with fever and trismus

Progressive swelling, fever, and restricted mouth opening can indicate spreading odontogenic infection and require prompt assessment of airway risk and drainage needs.

Option by option

  • A. Mild soreness improving over two days

    Improving soreness is expected during normal healing.

  • B. Brief sensitivity in an adjacent tooth

    Brief adjacent sensitivity is not usually an emergency.

  • C. A stable blood clot in the socket

    A stable clot helps normal socket healing.

  • D. Increasing facial swelling with fever and trismus (correct)

    Correct: worsening systemic and local signs suggest infection.

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What is the answer to this Dentistry question?

The best answer is D, Increasing facial swelling with fever and trismus. Progressive swelling, fever, and restricted mouth opening can indicate spreading odontogenic infection and require prompt assessment of airway risk and drainage needs.

Why is "Mild soreness improving over two days" not the answer?

Improving soreness is expected during normal healing.

Why is "Brief sensitivity in an adjacent tooth" not the answer?

Brief adjacent sensitivity is not usually an emergency.

Why is "A stable blood clot in the socket" not the answer?

A stable clot helps normal socket healing.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Oral surgery in Dentistry. The correct option holds because: Correct: worsening systemic and local signs suggest infection.

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 surgery?

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.