Ch 12 Flashcards
Lesion caused by ill fitting dentures
Epulis fissuratum
What are the three P’s and the F of bump on the gums
Pyogenic granuloma ( can occur anywhere)
Peripheral ossifying fibroma (exclusively on gingiva)
Peripheral giant cell granuloma
Fibroma
what drug causes
Phenatonin
What is another name for pyogenic granuloma
Pregnancy tumor or granuloma gravidarum.
Not a true granuloma.
Which granuloma causes cupping of the underlying alveolar bone
Peripheral giant cell granuloma
What is the most common mesenchymal neoplasm
Lipoma
What floats in formalin
Lipoma
What lesion might be colored yellow or mucosal colored
lipoma
50% of lipomas occur in
The buccal mucousa
What is a neuroma
Proliferation of neural tissue after nerve injury
What tissue is organized on histology of Schwannoma
Antoni A
What is freckling in the axillary region
Crowe’s sign
What are lisch nodules
Two or more iris hamartomas
Which disease has coast of california cafe au lait
Neurofibromatosis type I
What test is used for melanotic neuroectodermal tumor
High urinary levels of Vanillylmadelic acid VMA
S-100 is positive for
melanotic neuroectodermal tumor
What is the most common tumor of infancy
Hemangioma
What is a fibroma
a benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue in response to local irritation or trauma
What is the most common tumor of the oral cavity
Fibroma
What is the most common location of a fibroma
buccal mucosa along the bite line
What fibrous tumor does not seem to be associated with chronic irritation
Giant cell fibroma
Which fibroma tends to occur at a younger age
Giant cell fibroma
What tumor is associated with mandibular cuspids
Retrocuspid papilla
What is the name given to Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia in association with ill fitting dentures
Epulis Fissuratum
Where does epulis fissuratum usually develop
facial aspect of the alveolar ridge.