30 Most Common Flashcards
Leukoplakia
intraoral white plaque that doesnt rub off and cant be IDed as anything else
12% cancerous 4.3 yr transformation
imm compromised pts (higher cancer risk)
Leukoplakia differentials
materia alba white coated tongue burn pseudomembranous candadiasis toothpaste/mouthwash OD linea alba (bilateral) leukoedema (bilateral) oral hairy leukoplakia (bilateral) tobacco pouch keratosis lichen planus
Leukoplakia types
Hyperkeratosis
Dysplasia
Carcinoma in-situ
SCC
Leukoplakia locations
FOM
tongue
lip
Leukoplakia % severe, mod, mild
16%
3-15%
<5%
Tori F/M
Torus palitinius >F
Torus mandibularis >M
Inflammation/irritation
Traumatic ulcer (tx: steroids)
Pericornitis
Periodontal abscess
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Fibroma
most common benign neoplasm of the oral cavity
Fibroma locations
buccal mucosa
labial mucosa
tongue
gingiva
Fibroma differentials (bump on the gums)
Peripheral giant cell granuloma
Peripheral ossifying fibroma
Pyogenic granuloma
Fibroma tx
surgical excision
Fordyce granules
ectopic sebaceous glands
80% population
no tx
Fordyce granules location
buccal mucosa
lips
Hemangioma
benign proliferation of blood vessels
test with dioscopy
10-12% children
Hemangioma tx
excision laser embolism clinical observation sclerotherapy
inflammatory ulcer/Recurrent apthous ulcers
20-25% population
1-2 lesions
.5-1 cm
location + size + number = diagnosis
Recurrent apthous ulcer locations
non keratanized bound down mucosa
Recurrent apthous ulcer etiology theories
autoimmune issue
stress
hypersensitivity
Papilloma
benign proliferation of squamous epithelium
Papilloma locations
tongue
soft palate
Papilloma tx
surgical excision
Papilloma types
Verruca vulgaris
Condyloma accuminatum
Focal epithelial hyperplasia (Hecks disease)
Sinonasal papilloma
HPV strains
13, 32 Hecks disease
6, 11 Papilloma
Epulis fissuratum
focal inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia
flang of an ill fitting denture
single- multiple folds in the vestuble
Epulis fissuratum F/M
F>M
Epulis fissuratum tx
surgical excision with reline or make a new denture
Fissured tongue
grooves 2-6mm deep
2-5% population
increases with age
Fissured tongue tx
brush tongue
Fissured tongue differential
Geographic tongue
Geographic tongue
Erythema areata migrans
Benign migratory glossitis
1-3% population
Geographic tongue F/M
2F>M