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TMDs Pain Diagnosis MCQ for Orthodontics

A 21-year-old male patient presented with pain on chewing but no muscle tenderness on palpation. During functional manipulation, he experienced pain on protrusion that decreased when chewing on a tongue blade. The document provides a multiple choice question asking which muscle is most likely involved, with options of inferior lateral pterygoid, medial pterygoid, masseter, superior lateral pterygoid, or temporalis. The key is listed as temporalis.

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TMDs Pain Diagnosis MCQ for Orthodontics

A 21-year-old male patient presented with pain on chewing but no muscle tenderness on palpation. During functional manipulation, he experienced pain on protrusion that decreased when chewing on a tongue blade. The document provides a multiple choice question asking which muscle is most likely involved, with options of inferior lateral pterygoid, medial pterygoid, masseter, superior lateral pterygoid, or temporalis. The key is listed as temporalis.

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MCQ/BCQ

Author(s): Dr. Yusra Shaukat Date: 21-09-2021

Specialty: Orthodontics Exam: IMM/ MCPS/ FCPS II

Area: TMDs
Theme: Pain on chewing Subtheme: Diagnosis

Provisional Option list:

A. Inferior lateral pterygoid

B. Medial pterygoid

C. Masseter

D. Superior lateral pterygoid

E. Temporalis

Question Stem (Scenario):

A 21 years old male patient, came to the dental OPD with a chief complaint of pain on
chewing. On TMJ palpation, none of his muscles was tender. On functional manipulation,
patient experienced pain on protrusion and pain decreased when the patient chewed on a
tongue blade?
MCQ SUBMISSION FORM
(Stage 2 Form)

Author(s): Dr.Yusra Shaukat Date: 21-09-2021

Specialty: Orthodontics Exam: IMM /MCPS/FCPS II

Area: TMDs
Theme: Pain on chewing Subtheme: Diagnosis

Question Stem (Scenario):

A 21 years old male patient, came to the dental OPD with a chief complaint of pain on
chewing. On TMJ palpation, none of his muscles was tender. On functional manipulation,
patient experienced pain on protrusion and pain decreased when the patient chewed on a
tongue blade?
Which of the following muscle is most likely involved?
OPTION LIST

A. Inferior lateral pterygoid

B. Medial pterygoid

C. Masseter

D. Superior lateral pterygoid

E. Temporalis

KEY: E
Level: C2
DIFFICULTY: Hard / Moderate /Easy

REFERENCE:
 Lee W Graber, Robert L. Vanarsdall. Orthodontics: current principles and
techniques. 6th ed. United States: Mosby 2016.

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