Practise American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Initial Certification Examination with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (ABOMP) · Current official online initial-certification instructions, content grid, and bylaws consulted on 2026-10-12; the online outline states no version or effective date. The separately posted bylaws PDF is explicitly marked Updated Aug 2022 and is treated as a historical document. The workbook's Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (DABOMP) label describes the resulting certification status; it maps to ABOMP's Initial Certification Examination. The assigned slug is preserved.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- ABOMP — Application for Initial Certification
- ABOMP — Bylaws and Policies
- ABOMP Bylaws — Updated Aug 2022
- Pearson VUE — American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- UPMC — Microscopic Description, Case 109
- The World Health Organization Classification of Odontogenic Lesions: A Summary of the Changes of the 2022 (5th) Edition
- University of Washington — June 2009 Oral Pathology Diagnosis
- University of Washington — November 2009 Oral Pathology Diagnosis
- Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palate in a Child
- University of Washington — July 2004 Oral Pathology Diagnosis
- University of Washington — October 2018 Oral Pathology Case
- University of Washington — August 2009 Oral Pathology Diagnosis
- Recent Developments in Salivary Gland Pathology After the WHO 2024 Classification
- ICCR — Carcinomas of the Oral Cavity, Version 2.0, July 2024
- University of Washington — April 2014 Oral Pathology Diagnosis
- NCI — Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Treatment, Health Professional PDQ
- Endotext — Fibrous Dysplasia
- University of Washington — May 2005 Oral Pathology Diagnosis
- University of Washington — September 2009 Oral Pathology Diagnosis
- University of Virginia — Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
- UPMC — Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Hyalinizing Trabecular Tumor
- UPMC — Amyloid and B-Cell Lymphoma
- UPMC — Light Chain Deposition Disease of the Brain
- EADV European Guidelines on Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid — Part II, 2021
- NIDCR — HIV/AIDS and Oral Health
- NIDCR — Dry Mouth
- Recurrent Plunging Ranula Due to a Sublingual Ectopic Gland
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism Presenting as a Brown Tumor in the Mandible
- ARUP Laboratories — Immunobullous Diseases Testing: Neoplastic Disease
- FDA — Statistical Guidance on Studies Evaluating Diagnostic Tests
- University of Washington — April 2010 Oral Pathology Diagnosis
- UC Davis — Sinonasal and Nasopharyngeal Lesions, updated April 18, 2024
- MedlinePlus Genetics — Cleidocranial Dysplasia
- MedlinePlus Genetics — Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- MedlinePlus Genetics — Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
- PTCH1 Alterations Are Frequent but Other Genetic Alterations Are Rare in Sporadic Odontogenic Keratocysts
- Surgical Management of Chronic Hyperplastic Candidiasis Refractory to Systemic Antifungal Treatment
- Diagnostic Value of MAML2 Rearrangements in Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
- The Transcriptomic and Gene Fusion Landscape of Pleomorphic Salivary Gland Adenomas
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Initial Certification Examination
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A mandibular cyst has a uniformly thin squamous lining, a corrugated parakeratin surface, and palisaded basal nuclei. There is no prominent granular layer. Which diagnosis best fits this combination?
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Initial Certification Examination
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Surgical Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Odontogenic cysts — molecular pathogenesis
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