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Name of the University : The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
Degree : MASTER OF DENTAL SURGERY (M.D.S)
BRANCH III : CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY
Subject Code/Name : 2411/Endodontics
Year : I
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TN MGRMU Endodontics MDS Question Paper

September 2008 :
[KT 368] Sub. Code: 2411

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M.D.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION. :
(Revised Regulations)
Branch III : CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY
(For Candidates admitted from 2004-2005 onwards)
Paper III : ENDODONTICS
Q.P. Code : 242411
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
Draw suitable diagram wherever necessary. :
Answer ALL questions. :
I. Essay questions : (2 X 20 = 40)
1. Discuss in detail the role of calcium hydroxide in endodontics.
2. Traumatic injuries and management.
II. Write short notes on : (6 X 10 = 60)
1. Intracanal medicaments.
2. Access cavity preparation.
3. Success and failures in endodontics.
4. Endodontic Implants.
5. Relevance of multiple visits in modern endodontics.
6. BMP and obturation of curved root canals.

March 2009

Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
Answer ALL questions :
Draw suitable diagram wherever necessary :
I. Essay questions : (2 x 20 = 40)
1. Diagnostic procedures in endodontics. Add a note on recent advances.
2. Restoration of endodontically treated teeth.
II. Write short notes on : (6 x 10 = 60)
1. Working length determination.
2. Endodontic emergencies.
3. Root canal irrigants.
4. Endodontic – periodontal lesions.
5. Radiology in endodontics.
6. Discuss diagnosis of root fracture and its management.

March 2010

Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
Answer ALL questions :
Draw suitable diagram wherever necessary :
I. Essay questions : (2 x 20 = 40)
1. Discuss obturation techniques and materials.
2. Classify Ellis fractures and discuss root fractures in detail.
II. Write short notes on : (6 x 10 = 60)
1. Apex locators.
2. Periapical pathology and immunologic consideration in endodontics.
3. Discuss micro – organisms in the root canal.
4. Discuss lateral and accessory canals.
5. Role of calcium – Hydroxide.
6. Intracanal medicaments.

September 2010

Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
Answer ALL questions :
Draw suitable diagram wherever necessary :
I. Essay questions : (2 x 20 = 40)
1. Cleaning, shaping and obturation of difficult to treat root canals.
2. Discuss Endo perio lesions and its management.
II. Write short notes on : (6 x 10 = 60)
1. Management of large peri apical cyst.
2. Modern strategies in root canal disinfection.
3. Resilon as an obturating material.
4. Advances in modern endodontic microsurgery.
5. Ultrasonics in endodontics.
6. Importance of apical width in endodontics.

April 2013

Time : 3 hours
Maximum : 100 marks
(10×10=100)
1. Passive ultrasonic irrigations.
2. Write in detail the apical 3rd anatomy of the root canal and its implications in root canal treatment.
3. Discuss the current concepts and controversies in single-visit endodontics.
4. Double-seal.
5. Speed and Torque in endodontics.
6. Define perforation. Discuss the various treatment modalities for its management.
7. Discuss Wound healing after Periapical surgery.
8. Apex locators.
9. Guaging and Tuning.
10. Root canal obturating materials.

OCTOBER 2013 :
Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 100 marks
Answer ALL questions in the same order. :
I. Elaborate on : (10 x 10 = 100)
1. Biomechanics of post retained restorations.
2. Retro filling materials
3. Bioactive glass
4. Vertical root fracture
5. Apexification
6. Perforation & its management
7. Conservative attitudes in Endodontics
8. Smear layer
9. Role of radiographs in Endodontic diagnosis
10. Endodontic Biofilm.

APRIL 2014 :
Time : 3 hours
Maximum : 100 marks
(10×10=100)
1. Monoblock concept in Endodontics.
2. Digital imaging systems.
3. Root resorptions.
4. Recent developments in root canal irrigation.
5. FRC posts.
6. Sterilization of Endodontic instruments.
7. Microbial mechanisms involved in aetiology of Endodontic flare ups.
8. Relevance of multiple visits in modern Endodontics.
9. Core materials for obturation.
10. Healing after Endodontic procedures.

OCTOBER 2014 :
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum : 100 Marks
(10 x 10 = 100)
1. Recent developments in bleaching materials.
2. Biodentine.
3. Methodologies to detect canal curvatures.
4. Root Resorption.
5. Pain control in root canal treatment.
6. Working width and its clinical significance.
7. Merits and demerits of intracanal medicaments.
8. Define Ledge. Discuss its causes and management.
9. Microbial mechanisms involved in etiology of Endodontic flare ups.
10. Critical appraisal of Calcium hydroxide in Endodontics.

Clinical Pedodontics :
September 2009 :
I. Essay questions : (2 x 20 = 40)
1. Discuss in detail the management of rampant caries.
2. Discuss the management of young permanent anterior tooth with open apex, subjected to trauma.
II. Write short notes on : (6 x 10 = 60)
1. Intracanal irrigants.
2. Correction of midline diastema.
3. Formocresol in pediatric dentistry.
4. Uses of BMP in pediatric dentistry.
5. Steps in band adaptation.
6. Crown down technique of tooth preparation.

March 2010 :
I. Essay questions : (2 x 20 = 40)
1. Give classification of cleft lip and palate. Discuss the management of a patient with cleft lip and palate from birth to adolescence.
2. Critically evaluate various pulp medicaments used in pediatric endodontics.
II. Write short notes on : (6 x 10 = 60)
1. Dental management of leukemic patients.
2. Caries detection and diagnosis.
3. Management of an emotionally disturbed child.
4. Various storage media for avulsed teeth.
5. Esthetic procedures used in the restoration of young permanent teeth.
6. Air abrasion microdentistry.