Ch 11

Question 1

Clinical mucoceles of the upper lip are most likely to be a

Answer 1

salivary gland tumor

Question 2

Mucoceles of the retromolar region will most likely prove to be

Answer 2

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Question 3

What is a mucocelle of the FOM called

Answer 3

Ranula

Question 4

What is marsupialization

Answer 4

removal of the roof of the intraoral lesion.

Question 5

What is a salivary duct cyst

Answer 5

Epithelium lined cavity that arises from salivary gland tissue

Question 6

What are the common sites for salivary duct cysts

Answer 6

Parotid gland
FOM
Buccal mucosa
lips

Question 7

What are salivary stones/formation called

Answer 7

Sialolith/sialolithiasis

Question 8

What are common sites for sialoliths

Answer 8

Submandibular gland (Wharton’s duct)
upper lip
buccal mucosa

Question 9

What are common causes of sialadenitis

Answer 9

Viral(mumps) and bacterial infections
Sjogren syndrome
Sarcoidosis
Radiation
Recent surgery
Allergic reaction
Obstruction of salivary duct

Question 10

What is sialadenosis

Answer 10

non-inflammatory asymptomatic salivary gland enlargement

Question 11

Minor salivary glands are what kind

Answer 11

Mucenus

Question 12

What can mimic neoplasm

Answer 12

Adenoid hyperplasia of the minor salivary glands

Question 13

What is a local destructive inflammation of the salivary glands,

Answer 13

Necrotizing sialometaplasia

Question 14

What is mucupurulent swelling and eversion of the lower lip

Answer 14

Cheilitis glandularis

Question 15

What is excessive salivation

Answer 15

Sialorrhea

Question 16

What are common complications of xerostomia

Answer 16

candidiasis
Prone to cervical root caries
Alteration of taste

Question 17

What are common causes of xerostomia

Answer 17

Meds
caffeine/alc/smoking
rad
sjorgrens
diabetes
sarcoidosis
Surgery of salivary glands

Question 18

What are some Rx for xerostomia

Answer 18

Pilocarpine (Salagen)

Cevimeline (Evoxac)

Question 19

What is the believed cause of sialometaplasia

Answer 19

Ischemia due to traumatic injuries such as dental injections or previous surgery.

Question 20

What is another name for Sjogren’s syndrome SS

Answer 20

Sicca syndrome

Question 21

What are two Rx meds for SS

Answer 21

Sialogauges: pilocarpine (Salagen) and Cevimeline (Evoxac)

Question 22

Patients with SS have a 40x risk for

Answer 22

MALT lymphoma

Question 23

What are the most common sites for Salivary neoplasms

Answer 23

Parotid gland: 64-80% of all cases

Palate (posterior lateral hard of soft): most common 50% for MINOR salivary gland neoplasm

Question 24

What % of sublingual neoplasm are malignant

Answer 24

70-90%

Question 25

neoplasms are most common in which lip

Answer 25

upper

Question 26

Neoplasms in which lip are mostly malignant

Answer 26

lower lip

Question 27

Which is the most common benign neoplasm

Answer 27

pleomorphic adenoma

Question 28

Which is the most common malignant neoplasm

Answer 28

mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Question 29

What are 4 benign salivary gland neoplasms

Answer 29

Canalicular adenoma
Pleomorphic adenoma
Warthin tumor
Oncocytoma

Question 30

What is another name for Warthin tumor

Answer 30

papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum

Question 31

75 % of time canalicular adenoma is found where

Answer 31

upper lip

Question 32

Besides canalicular adenoma what else is more commonly found in the upper lip

Answer 32

Pleomorphic adenoma

Question 33

What is the term for a benign mixed tumor

Answer 33

pleomorphic adenoma

Question 34

Histologically pleomorphic adenoma shows

Answer 34

microscopic diversity

tumor is encapsulated

Question 35

What is another name for Warthin’s tumor

Answer 35

papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum