Abnormalities of Jaw and Oral Mucosa

Question 1

A condition in which the jaw is undersized, predominately affects the MANDIBLE

Answer 1

Micrognathia

Question 2

Condition characterized by abnormally LARGE jaw. Component of pituitary gigantism (characterized by excess production of GH after closure of epiphyseal plates)

Answer 2

Macrognathia/macroglossia

Question 3

Localized bony protuberances arising from the cortical plate

Answer 3

torus palatinus

torus mandibularis

Question 4

COMMON mucosal invaginations at the labial vermilion commisure in adults

Answer 4

commissural lip pits

Question 5

Rare CONGENITAL invaginations of lower lip
bilateral, symmetric
often inherited in combination with cleft lip and/or cleft palate

Answer 5

Paramedian lip pits

Question 6

one of the most common major congenital human defects

Answer 6

cleft palate

Question 7

sebaceous glands occurring on the oral mucosa. Multiple yellow papules. Typically involve buccal mucosa and lateral vermilion of the upper lip. ASYMPTOMATIC. No biopsy necessary

Answer 7

Fordyce granules

Question 8

results in limitation of tongue movement

Answer 8

ankyloglossia

Question 9

Common condition. Numerous grooves/fissures involving the dorsal aspect of the tongue. STRONG association with geographic tongue

Answer 9

Fissured tongue

Question 10

Milding thickening of the dorsal aspect of the tongue

cig smoking, general debilitation, poor oral hygiene, dehydration.

Often misdiagnosed as a fungal infection

Answer 10

Coated tongue

Question 11

Common benign condition affecting tongue but may affect other mucosal sites

lesions arise quickly and resolve and appear in a different area

Answer 11

Erythema Migrans (Geographic tongue)

Question 12

Well-demarcated symmetrical zone of central atrophy of the filiform papillae in the dorsal tongue midline anterior to the circumvallate papillae

far more common in adults than children

Answer 12

Median rhomboid glossitis

Question 13

UNCOMMON lesion arising in the lymphoid tissue of Waldeyer ring:

Palatine tonsils, lingual tonsils, pharyngeal adenoids, floor of mouth, ventral tongue and soft palate

Histopathologic features similar to BRANCHIAL CLEFT CYST

Answer 13

Lymphoepithelial cyst

Question 14

sore throat, irritable cough and halitosis most common complaint

convoluted tonsillar crypts plugged with desquamated keratin, foreign material and bacterial microorganisms

Answer 14

Tonsillar concretions