PMDC NLE Dental case studies

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The National Licensing Examination (NLE) is administered by the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC), the body that describes itself as the successor of the Pakistan Medical Commission and operates under the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council Act 2022. For dental graduates, the relevant published milestone is NRE Step 1: PM&DC lists "NRE Step 1 Results" alongside MDCAT and NEB results, and its exam registration portal handles NRE and NEB registration. The PMDC NLE Dental case studies are 5 cases and about 3,005 words.

Night pain in a restorable first molar: pulpitis or infection?

A 42-year-old man attends a public dental clinic with severe pain in the lower right first molar (46) that has worsened over four nights. He describes sharp pain triggered by cold drinks that persists for about 30 seconds after the stimulus is removed, and pain that wakes him from sleep.

619 words, about 3 min 2

Avulsed immature central incisor: replantation and follow-up

A 9-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department 50 minutes after falling from his bicycle and knocking out his upper right central incisor (11). His mother found the tooth on the pavement, held it by the crown, rinsed it briefly with tap water, and placed it in a cup of milk about 20 minutes after the accident.

614 words, about 3 min 3

Spreading odontogenic infection in a patient on warfarin

A 58-year-old woman with a mechanical mitral valve replacement, taking warfarin 5 mg daily, attends with a painful swelling of the right cheek that has enlarged over three days. She has a grossly carious lower right first molar (36) with a periapical radiolucency, buccal swelling, trismus limiting mouth opening to 25 mm, temperature 38.2 °C, and feels generally unwell.

580 words, about 3 min 4

Deep caries in a primary second molar: vital pulp therapy or extraction

A 6-year-old girl attends with her father for a routine check-up. The lower right second primary molar (85) has a large cavitated lesion on the occlusal surface.

590 words, about 3 min 5

Non-healing tongue ulcer in a betel quid chewer

A 52-year-old man is referred by his general practitioner with a sore on the left side of his tongue that has not healed for six weeks. He has chewed betel quid with tobacco for about 25 years, smokes 20 cigarettes a day, and drinks alcohol socially.

602 words, about 3 min