Chapter 14- quiz Flashcards

1
Q

What’s are other names for a canker sore?

A

Aphthous ulcer

recurrent aphthous stomatitis

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Do aphthous ulcers affect the majority of the population?

A

No, they affect 40% of the pop

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What are the risks for canker sores?

A
females
<20 years
genetics
IBD (celiacs)
smoking, stress, trauma, fever, certain foods
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4
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What causes cold sores? what are other names for cold sores?

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cause: herpes simplex virus
aka: herpetic stomatitis, fever blisters

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5
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T/F: the majority of initial HSV infections are asymptomatic

T/F: Few adults are HSV carriers

A

T: 80% asymptomatic
F: MOST adults are HSV carriers

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6
Q

Where does a latent HSV infection hang out?

A

in the trigeminal ganglion

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7
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Does the location of the HSV infection indicate type of organism?

A

NO, HSV 1 and HSV 2 may infect at either location (mouth/face–genitals)

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8
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MC locations of HSV infections

A
labial
nasal
buccal
gingival
hard palate
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9
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HSV spread to what organ is life threatening? What does it cause? What type MC causes it?

A

Brain
Herpesviral encephalitis–acute CNS inflammation/swelling
HSV-1

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10
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What is the MC oral fungal infection?
What organism causes it?
Where is it found, specifically?
what are the risks for getting it?

A

MC: Oral candidiasis
cause:Candida albicans
Found: tongue, cheek, gums, tonsils
risks: immunodeficiency, broad-spectrum antibiotics, diabetes

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11
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What is thrush? what are its features?

A

pseudomembranous cadidiasis

gray-to-white residue: when scraped off, erythema below

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12
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Which type of oral proliferative lesion is reactive? Where’s it MC?

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Fibroma- chronic irritation –> hyperplasia/fibrosis

MC along bite line

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13
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What is known as the oral ‘pregnancy tumor’? What causes it?

A

pyogenic granuloma

hormonal factors, irritation

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14
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What is leukoplakia?

A

a raised white patch that can’t be scraped off

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