INI-CET MDS case studies
INI-CET MDS · Put your knowledge to work in context.
INI-CET MDS is the combined entrance test used by India's Institutes of National Importance - AIIMS campuses, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER and comparable institutes - to rank dental graduates for admission to Master of Dental Surgery programmes. It is a postgraduate admission examination, not a licensing or specialty-board credential: your score decides where, and in which specialty, you can train. The INI-CET MDS case studies are 5 cases and about 3,868 words.
1Persistent apical periodontitis with a separated file and a missed MB2
A 42-year-old woman attends with a 3-month history of discomfort on biting in the upper left first molar. The tooth had root canal treatment 6 years ago and carries a full-coverage zirconia crown with no detectable marginal defect.
823 words, about 4 min2Implant timing in a smoker with poorly controlled diabetes and active periodontitis
A 58-year-old man requests replacement of the lower left first molar, lost 4 months ago. He smokes 15 cigarettes a day and has type 2 diabetes treated with metformin; his latest HbA1c is 8.4%.
801 words, about 4 min3Multifocal verrucous leukoplakia with a changing erythematous focus
A 63-year-old woman, a lifelong non-smoker and non-drinker, is referred for white patches in the mouth present for 3 years. Examination shows multifocal adherent white plaques on the left buccal mucosa, the right alveolar gingiva and the hard palate.
709 words, about 4 min4Class II division 1 with 9 mm overjet and two impacted maxillary canines in late mixed dentition
An 11-year-old girl is brought by her mother because the upper front teeth 'stick out'. She has a Class II division 1 malocclusion with a 9 mm overjet, a complete 6 mm overbite, 4 mm of mandibular anterior crowding, and both maxillary canines unerupted: the right canine is palpable high in the buccal sulcus and the left is not palpable.
787 words, about 4 min5Displaced mandibular angle fracture with a tooth in the fracture line
A 26-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after a road traffic accident. He has a 2 cm laceration of the chin, an anterior open bite and a step deformity in the right angle region.
748 words, about 4 min