8 Physical/Chemical Injuries

Question 1

What is this? What causes it?

Answer 1

Morsicatio buccarum - caused by chronic cheek chewing

Question 2

What are the names for chronic chewing of labial mucosa and tongue?

Answer 2

Morsicatio labiorum

Morsicatio linguarum

Question 3

This is a deep pseudoinvasive inflammatory process and is slow to resolve. What is this?

Answer 3

Traumatic Ulcerative Granuloma with Stromal Eosinophilia

Question 4

What are some drugs that pts frequently place sublingually and inflict chemical burns?

Answer 4

Aspirin, bisphosphonates, clorpromazine, and promazine

Question 5

What are some things that can cause chemical burns?

Answer 5

Teeth-whitening kits, hydrogen peroxide, phenol, silver nitrate, some endo materials, and cotton rolls (not truly a chemical burn)

Question 6

What are some complications that can arise from antineoplastic therapy?

Answer 6

Hemorrhaging, Mucositis, Xerostomia, Loss of taste, Osteoradionecrosis, Trismus, Developmental abnormalities

Question 7

Pt developed this after recieving high doses of antineoplastic therapy. What could this be?

Answer 7

osteoradionecrosis

Question 8

Pt says he was recently fighting cancer. What is this?

Answer 8

osteoradionecrosis

Question 9

Pt is on cancer therapy regimen. What predominant problem is this?

Answer 9

Mucositis

Question 10

Lady comes in and reports she has osteoporosis and takes bisphosphonates for it. What is this?

Answer 10

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw