Chapter 14 (1) Flashcards
Idiopathic oral inflam lesion that affects 40% of population and features a thin exudate and red rim
aphthous ulcer (canker sore, recurrent aphthous stomatitis)
Smoking, stress, trauma, fever, and certain foods will cause recurrance of ________
aphthous ulcers
Aphthous ulcers are treated with (3)
NSAIDs
corticosteroids
vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
Commonly infects young children; 80% are asymptomatic but 10-20% have ACUTE HERPETIC GINGIVOSTOMATITIS
Herpes simplex virus (cold sores/herpetic stomatits)
Most adults carry the latent infx for HSV in the TRIGEMINAL GANGLION, and when it reactivates, it is then called
recurrent herpetic stomatitis
Self-limiting lesions that feature a small group of vesicles 1-3mm, itching, burning, tingling and possible pyrexia (2)
HSV 1- OROFACIAL
HSV 2- GENITAL
UV light, pyrexia, cold, trauma, URTI, pregnancy (provoking exposures) can call recurrance of
HSV
If HSV spreads to brain and is life threatening, it is called _______, and can affect the CNS
herpesviral encephalitis
MC oral FUNGAL infx that presents as gray-to white, can be scraped off, and will be erythema below
oral candadiasis (candida albicans/THRUSH)
Type of oral proliferative lesion, nodular mass from chronic irritation that causes hyperplasia, MC along BITE LINE along the BUCCAL MUCOSA
fibroma
- Type of oral proliferative lesion seen in PREGGOS, children, along GINGIVA
- Due to hormonal factors and irritation
pyogenic granuloma
Raised WHITE PATCH that CAN’T be scraped off, due to inflam from tobacco, alcohol, candidiasis
- Males 2x
leukoplakia
LEUKOPLAKIA is found via dx of EXCLUSION to rule out CA, since 25% are precancerous and transition into ________
squamous cell carcinoma
LEUKOPLAKIA like condition that presents as a RED VELVETY area and 50% is precancerous
erythroplakia
LEUKOPLAKIA like condition with an EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS infxn + late stage immunosuppression
hairy leukoplakia
LEUKOPLAKIA like condition
- HPV infx, with hyperkeratosis and a WARTY appearance that commonly PROGRESSES to SCC
verrucous leukoplakia
____ cancer is usually dx when already in its ADVANCED stages
oral
- 95% of all cases of oral cancer are ________, with common MULTIPLE primary tumors
- Risks include alcohol, tobacco, HPV16
squamous cell carcinoma
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA is leukoplakia-like, and presents with WHITISH-GRAY or _____, found on the ______ tongue and floor of mouth
- MC site of metastasis is CERVICAL NODES
erythematous
ventral
If SCC is ___ it has a more FAVORABLE prognosis due to fewer mutations
- Found on BASE OF TONGUE, TONSILLAR CRYPTS
HPV-16
Primary salivary gland diseases are RARE, and are MC in the _____
parotid gland