ch. 1 Flashcards
whats the minimun manifestation of cleft palate?
bifid uvula
When do you treat cleft lip?
“rule of 10”
10 weeks, 10 lbs, 10gm% HM
what are the majority of cleft problems?
cleft lip and palate
is clefting found most often in syndromes?
yes
If clefting is found in syndromic what type of case is found?
cleft palate only
what two ethnicities have most congenital defects–clefting? in order
Native americans
Asians
What’s a submucosal palatal cleft?
Bluish midline discoloration (palate fusion) the bone isn’t completely fused. skin is.
what type of syndrome has paramedian lip pits?
van der woude
what are three things involved with van der woude?
cleft lip
cleft palate
paramedian lip pits
what’s the most common form of syndromic clefting?
van der woude
What does ascher syndrome cause?
double lip
Blepharochalasis (eyelid edema)
Non-toxic thyroid enlargement
What is eyelid edema called?
blepharochalasis
whats a fordyce granule?
ectopic sebaceous gland (small yellow granule) on lip or buccal mucosa
how common is a fordyce granule?
very common 80%
who commonly has leukoedema?
african american
What are the steps for testing white tissue that doesn’t rub off and might be leukoedema?
- stretch it, if you can’t see it when stretched
What is leukoedema?
white buccal mucosa, common in africans
What syndrome commonly has micrognathia?
pierre robin syndrome
What most frequently causes macroglossia?
vascular malformation
Muscular hypertrophy
what syndrome always has macroglossia?
downs syndrome
lymphangioma (abnormal lymphatics)
What is characteristic of Beckwith-Wiedmann syndrome?
macroglossia
How is lingual thyroid diagnosed?
Thyroid scan w/ iodine or technetium
Whats the difference in fissure tonge and geographic tongue?
Fissure: huge grooves and ditches in tongue
Geographic:it looks like it moves around, whitish