This document contains descriptions of 6 dental surgery exam stations. Each station presents a clinical case including patient history and exam findings, followed by questions for the examiner to answer. The cases include a patient with tooth pain and swelling, periodontal disease, post-extraction bleeding, dental instruments identification, sensitive teeth, mandibular fracture after trauma, and a palatal lesion. The questions assess diagnosis, causes, risk factors, complications, management principles, and treatment options.

1. DENTAL SURGERY OSCE
EXAMS

2. STATION 1
A 21 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT COMES TO
THE DENTAL CLINIC COMPLAINING OF
THROBBING PAIN WHICH IS RADIATING TO
THE EAR, THROAT, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR
JOINT, POSTERIOR SUBMANDIBULAR REGION
AND FLOOR OF THE MOUTH.UPON CARRYING
OUT AN INTRA ORAL EXAMINATION ,YOU
DISCOVER THIS;

4. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS
1. WHAT IS YOUR DIAGNOSIS?
2. MENTION THREE CAUSES
3. MENTION FOUR COMPLICATIONS
4. WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT OPTIONS OF
THIS CONDITION?
5. WHAT ARE PREVENTIVE MEASURES OF THIS
CONDITION?

5. STATION 2
• A 70 YEAR MALE PATIENT COMPLAINS OF
PAINFUL AND LOOSE TEETH ,BLEEDING
WHILE BRUSHING AND PASSING FINGER
OVER IT AND HE IS NOTED WITH BAD BREATH
WHILE SPEAKING .
• ON EXAMINATION YOU NOTICE THIS ……..

6. Q

7. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
1. WHAT IS THE LIKELY DIAGNOSIS ?
2. WHAT ARE THE PREDISPOSING FACTORS OF
THIS CONDITION?
3. WHAT ARE THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES OF
THIS CONDITION?
4. HOW WILL YOU TREAT THIS CONDITION ?

8. STATION 3
• A 21 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT COMES BACK
TO THE DENTAL CLINIC 4 HOURS AFTER AN
EXTRACTION COMPLAINING OF PROLONGED
BLEEDING .UPON EXAMINATION YOU
DISCOVER THIS:

10. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
1. DEFINE ORAL HEMORRHAGE
2. WHAT TYPE OF HEMORRHAGE DID THIS
PATIENT EXPERIENCE?
3. WHAT COULD BE THE PREDISPOSING
FACTORS LEADING TO THIS TYPE
HEMORRHAGE?
4. HOW CAN YOU MANAGE THIS TYPE OF
HEMORRHAGE IN ORAL SURGERY?

11. STATION 4
• IDENTIFY THESE INSTRUMENTS AND
OUTLINE THEIR USES IN DENTAL
SURGERY…….

12. A
B C

13. STATION 5
• A MALE PATIENT AGED 70 COMES TO THE
DENTAL CLINIC COMPLAINING OF SENSITIVE
TEETH WHEN TAKING COLD WATER AND
WHEN EATING…..UPON EXAMINING THE
PATIENT YOU DISCOVER THIS

15. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
• WHAT COULD BE YOUR PROBABLE
DIAGNOSIS?
• WHAT ARE THE PREDISPOSING FACTORS OF
THIS CONDITION?
• HOW CAN THIS CONDITION BE AVOIDED
• WHAT ARE MANAGEMENT/TREATMENT
OPTIONS FOR THIS CONDITION?

16. STATION 6
• A PATIENT IS BROUGHT TO THE DENTAL
CLINIC AFTER HISTORY OF TRAUMA DUE
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT(RTA) ……UPON
ORDERING FOR P/A X-RAY YOU DISCOVER
THIS……

18. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
a) DEFINE MANDIBULAR FRACTURE
b) WHAT IS THE COMMON SITE OF
MANDIBULAR FRACTURES
c) WHAT ARE CLINICAL FEATURES OF
MANDIBULAR FRACTURES?
d) WHAT ARE THE MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
OF MANDIBULAR FRACTURES

19. STATION 8
A FEMALE PATIENT
COMES TO THE DENTAL
CLINICAL FOR
CONSULTATION.
ON INTRA
EXAMINATION YOU
DISCOVER THAT THE
PALATE PRESENTS LIKE
THIS;
1. WHAT COULD BE THE
DIAGNOSIS?
2. WHAT IS THE POSSIBLE
CAUSATIVE ORGANISMS?
3. WHAT ARE THE
PREDISPOSING FACTORS?
(LIST 3)
4. MENTION TWO
DIFFERENTIALS OF THE
DIAGNOSIS IN 1 ABOVE.
5. WHAT IS THE
TREATMENT?