Benign Swellings and Reactive Lesion Flashcards
What is a congenital/ developmental harmartoma of the epithelium?
Pigemental naevus
What is a congenital/ developmental harmartoma of the gingiva?
Gingival fibromatosis
What is an inflammatory lesion of fibrous tissue/ gingiva?
Gingival hyperplasia
Periodontal/ PA abscess
What is a reactive lesion of the epithelium?
Mucoceles
What is a reactive lesion seen in gingiva?
Pyogenic granuloma
Fibrous hyperplasia
Giant cell granuloma
What is neoplastic lesion of epithelium?
SCC
Neoplastic lesion if fibrous tissue?
Fibroma
Neoplastic lesion of the blood vessel
Angiosarcoma
Neoplastic lesion of fat?
Lipoma
What is epulis?
Gingival swelling
What is a fibrous epulis?
Fibro-epithelial polyps or fibrous hyperplasia
Features of fibrous epulis?
Pedunculated or sessile
Same colour as normal mucosa
Firm
Painless unless traumatised
Difference between pedunculated and sessile?
Pedunculated - stalk
Sessile - flat base
Cause of fibrous epulis?
Caused by trauma e.g dentures, teeth, ortho appliance
What would you see histologically of fibrous epulis?
Overgrowth fibrous connective tissue
Covered hyperkeratinised stratified squamous eputhelium
Management of fibrous epulis?
Excision
Removal of cause
Send histopathological exam
What are the clinical features of pyogenic granuloma?
Red/blue/purple vascular growth
Rapid growth
Soft, easily bleeds
Can be ulcerated
When is common to see pyogenic granuloma?
Usually <40yrs
Common pregnancy/ puberty - hormones exacerbate
What can pyogenic granuloma mature into?
Fibrous epulis
Cause of pyogenic granuloma?
Trauma - plaque/ appliances
Pregnancy - hormone exacerbate response to trauma
Why of pyogenic granulomas red?
Lots of blood vessels filled RBCs
Overgrowth of vascular granulation tissue
Management of pyogenic granuloma?
Excision and removal of cause
Pt pregnant - can remove but can reoccur - improve OH
Clinical appearance of peripheral giant cell granuloma
Soft red/blue swelling
Sessile or pedunculated
Similar pyogenic granuloma
Usually anterior teeth
Examples of localised epulides?
Fibrous epulis Pyogenic granuloma Peripheral giant cell granuloma Bohn's nodules Epstein pearls
Difference pyogenic granuloma and peripheral giant cell granuloma
PGCG - only found gingiva
Pyogenic g - can be found sites elsewhere
What problems can peripheral giant cell granuloma cause?
Superficial bone resorption
What histology would you see with peripheral giant cell granuloma?
Vascular fibrous tissue
Multinucleate giant cells in fibrous strome
Haemorrhage
Problem w/ histology of peripheral giant cell granuloma?
Same as giant cell lesions arising in bone e/g central giant cell granuloma
Management of peripheral giant cell granuloma?
Determine where lesion has arose
If peripheral - excision w/ curettage
What is Bohn’s nodule?
Keratin filled cyst on the gingival crest
Fused w/ overlying gingival mucosa