03: Top 30 Lecture (11-30) Flashcards
Numerous grooves of fissures on the dorsal tongue
Mild burning or soreness sometimes
Treat: Brush the tongue
Fissured Tongue
What is the old term for Fissured Tongue
Scrotal Tongue
This lesion is also known as Erythema Areata Migrans or Benign Migratory Glossitis
Geographic Tongue
What group gets geographic tongue more often? Men or Women
Women 2:1
What surface of the tongue will you find geographic tongue?
Always Dorsal
What is the treatment for Geographic Tongue?
There is no treatment
This lesion results in 20% of patients who wear their dentures 24 hours per day
Papillary Hyperplasia
What does the palate look like in a patient with Papillary Hyperplasia?
Pebble surface of hard palate
What is the treatment for Papillary Hyperplasia?
Surgical excision followed by relining of denture
What pathogen is considered one of the primary etiologies of Papillary Hyperplasia?
Candida
Patients who display this lesion where usually exposed to the virus that causes it between the ages of 6 months and 5 years
Herpes Viral Infection
What are the 4 different types of Recurrent Herpes Oral Infections
Herpes labialis
Intraoral recurrent lesions
Herpetic Whitlow
Herpetic Kertoconjunctivitis
Which virus is typically the cause of oral herpes lesions
HSV-1
Besides antivirals, what can help blunt the infection in its earliest stages?
Placing ice on the lesion
What are a few common names for Recurrent Herpes Labialis?
Cold Sores
Fever Blisters
What can trigger a cold sore?
UV Light
Trauma
Hormones
What are some symptoms of a cold sore?
Prodromal pain
Burning/Tingling/Itching all prior to vesicle formation
What is the window in which antivirals are most effective against cold sores?
Prodromal to day 3
By what day has the cold sore vesicle formed?
Day 2-4
What type of tissue is affected by Palatal Herpes?
Bound down keratinized epithelium
How can you tell palatal herpes from herpes labialis (besides their respective locations)
Palatal herpes vesicles appear in clusters of 10-15 small (1-2mm) vesicles. Labialis is one large vesicle
Is gingival herpes more like palatal or labial?
Palatal due to the clusters of small vesicles
This lesion usually occurs in the lower lip and is result of saliva/mucus pooling up under the mucosa…often due to previous trauma
Mucocele
What is the treatment for mucocele?
Surgical excision along with feeder gland
What shape is the Mucocele?
Dome shaped
Besides the lower lip, what are some other common sites of Mucocele lesions?
Buccal Mucosa Ventral Tongue Floor of Mouth Retromolar Pad Soft Palate
How is a Ranula different from a Mucocele?
It’s not, it is a sub-type that is found on the floor of the mouth and is fed by the sublingual or submandibular glands
These lesions, normally secondary to trauma/surgery are rare in the mouth, perhaps due to protection from saliva
Scar Tissue