Buzz Words Oral Findings

Question 1

Premalignant oral leukoplakia

Answer 1

Dyskeratosis congenita

Question 2

Benign oral leukoplakia

Answer 2

Pachyonhychia congenita type I

Question 3

Cobblestoning of oral mucosa

Answer 3

Cowden syndrome; Crohn’s Disease

Question 4

Anodontia

Answer 4

Hypomelanosis of Ito, incontinentia pigmenti, hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia

Question 5

Pegged teeth

Answer 5

Ectodermal dysplasias (i.e. hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia)

Question 6

Natal teeth

Answer 6

Pachyonychia congenita type 2

Question 7

Retention of primary teeth

Answer 7

Hyper IgE syndrome

Question 8

Supernumerary teeth (polydontia)

Answer 8

Gardner syndrome

Question 9

Red-colored teeth (erythrodontia)

Answer 9

Congenital erythropoietic porphyria

Question 10

Staining of teeth

Answer 10

TCN (gingival 1/3), MCN (middle 1/3)

Question 11

Enamel hypoplasia (including enamel pits)

Answer 11

Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, junctional epidermolysis bullosa

Question 12

Centrally notched upper incisors

Answer 12

Congenital syphilis

Question 13

Periodontitis with early tooth loss

Answer 13

Papillon-Lefevre syndrome, Haim-Munk syndrome

Question 14

Floating teeth

Answer 14

Letterer-Siwe disease (LCH)

Question 15

Mucocutaneous papillomas and pits

Answer 15

Focal dermal hypoplasia

Question 16

Mucosal neuromas (+/- rubbery lips)

Answer 16

MEN 2b (also known as MEN3)

Question 17

Oral fibromas

Answer 17

Tuberous sclerosis, Birt-Hogg-Dube’ syndrome

Question 18

Odontogenic cysts

Answer 18

Gardner syndrome, nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin syndrome)

Question 19

Macroglossia

Answer 19

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome