Chapter 17 Review Flashcards
Neoplasm is another name for _____________
Tumors
What types of tobacco is related with precancerous Leukoplakia and oral cancer
Smokeless tobacco
What is an incomplete calcification or hardening of the enamel of the tooth and is hereditary
Hypocalication
A ________ or ________ can diagnose pathological conditions.
Abnormal ; Normal
True or False: It is important for the dental assistant to be able to recognize the differences between normal and abnormal conditions that appear in the mouth; so they can inform the dentist.
True
__________ occurs when injury to the tissue is minimal, short-lasting and the tissue begins to repair quickly
Acute Inflammation
___________ is an inflammatory change in the oral mucosa following chemotherapy that shows a whitish appearance
Mucositis
___________ are teeth with an opalescent and almost amber color
Dentinogenesis imperfecta
What can happen to teeth when there is a lack of jaw space?
Impaction, eruption
A broad used to describe abnormal tissues in the oral cavity is _________.
Lesion
____________ is a change in the tongue and is related to smoking
Black hairy tongue
What is a term used to describe an abnormally large jaw?
Macrognathia
A _______ exam would be when a doctor diagnosis a fissured tongue
Clinical
____________ is a malignant neoplasm that come from supportive and connective tissue such as bone.
Sarcoma
___________ is abnormally small teeth
Microdontia
What can bulimia do to the tooth structure?
Causes erosion
___________ is a lesion that extends above the mucosal surface
Hematoma
What is another name for an aphthous ulcer
Canker Sores
_____________ are disorders presented at birth.
Inherited
What can bruxism result in and what causes it?
Loss of tooth structure, stress or tension.
What are complications from oral piercings?
Angular Cheilitis
The personal history, family history, medical and dental histories, and history of the lesion are often useful in making a _________ diagnosis
Historical
Pseudomembranous candidiasis is also known as
Trush
__________ is a bony outgrowth on the lingual surface of the mandibular
Torus mandibluaris
What is normal wear of the tooth structure caused by aging?
Attrition
What term generally means “white patches“
Leukoplakia
____________ is the most common use of death in an HIV patients
Periodontal disease / infection
Teeth in which the bone has fused to the cementum and dentin is termed __________
Ankylosed teeth
__________ diagnosis is when two or more possible causes of a condition are identified
Differential
___________, is a fluid or semisolid, fluid-filled sac.
Cyst
An oral condition of a bright red line along the border of the free gingival margin on the lingual surface is associated with
HIV gingivitis
What factor has a negative effect on tooth development due to chromosomal abnormalities?
Genetic factors
__________ diagnosis is made by seeing how a condition responds to treatment.
Therapeutic
_________is a malignant neoplasm that comes from the salivary glands underlying the oral mucosa
Carcinoma
_________ is the description of congentital absent of teeth
Tooth agenesis ; Where one or more teeth are missing at birth.
_________ is a chemical that is a known teratogen involved on congenital malformations
Thalidomide
__________ is death of bone from decreased blood supple caused from radiation therapy
Osteoradionecrosis
_________ diagnosis is taking a biopsy of tissue
Microscopic
____________ is a condition that is a small, tooth- like mass of enamel and dentin that forms within the lingual pits.
Dens invaginatus
A lesion even with mucosa is
Ecchymosis
