Most Common Pathologies to Know for the INBDE

We created a high-yield list of the most common pathologies and associations that you should know before taking the INBDE.

• Benign salivary gland tumor: Pleomorphic adenoma
• Salivary gland malignancy: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
• HPV involved in cervical cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, and other cancers: HPV 16 and HPV 18 
• Malignant tumor of pigment producing cells: Melanoma 
• Finding in patients Epstein Barr virus or HIV patients: Oral hairy leukoplakia
• Finding in the mandibular canine-premolar region along the lateral root surface of a vital tooth:  Lateral periodontal cyst
• Bacteria for dental caries: Streptococcus mutans
• Lesion that arises during periods of hormonal flux (i.e. pregnancy or puberty): Pyogenic granuloma
• Ethnic/demographic group affected by periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia: Middle aged black females
• Location of periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia: Mandibular anterior teeth
• Demographic and location affected by peripheral ossifying fibroma: Maxillary anterior gingiva on young adults and kids
• Location of KCOT (keratocystic odontogenic tumor): Posterior ascending ramus of mandible
• Odontogenic cyst: Radicular cyst
• Teeth associated with dentigerous cyst: Canines and third molars
• Location of mucocele: Lower labial mucosa
• Location of ranula: Floor of the mouth
• Location of nasopalatine cyst: Anterior hard palate posterior to the maxillary central incisors
• Location of squamous cell carcinoma: Lateral border of the tongue
• Sign of pemphigus vulgaris: Nikolsky sign
• Calcified mass in the maxillary sinus: Antrolith
• Mass found on the midline of the neck and moves during swallowing: Thyroglossal duct cyst
• Neoplasm in the oral cavity: Fibroma
• Presents on the anterior two-thirds of the tongue as a pebbly surface with numerous translucent vesicles: Lymphangioma
• Location of granular cell tumor: Dorsal part of the tongue
• Location of osteonecrosis of the jaw: Posterior mandible 
• Bacteria to cause peptic ulcer disease: H. Pylori
• Transposition: Maxillary canine with 1st premolar 
• Location of dens invaginatus: Permanent maxillary laterals
• Opportunistic oral infection: Candidiasis
• Denture related oral pathologies: Epulis fissuratum and inflammatory papillary hyperplasia