COD 1 Flashcards
• Benign, reactive bony protuberances arising
from the cortical plate
Tori and Exostoses
- More common than mandibular tori
- 25% of US population
- Females (2:1)
- Asians and Inuits (Eskimo)
- No treatment
Palatal Torus
Are palatal or mandibular tori more common?
Palatal
- Less common than palatal tori
- 10% of US population
- Most are bilateral
- Single or multiple nodules
- Slight male gender predominance
- Asians and Inuits
- No treatment
Mandibular torus
- Ectopic sebaceous glands
* Development stimulated at puberty
Fordyce Granules
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Oral lymphoepithelial cyst
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Foliate papillae and lingual tonsils
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Fissured tongue
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Fordyce Granules
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Traumatic ulcer
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Traumatic ulcer
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Traumatic ulcer
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Traumatic ulcer
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Traumatic ulcer
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Mucocele
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Ranula (sublingual gland)/Mucocele
• Most common “tumor” of the oral cavity
• Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia
• Not a true neoplasm of fibroblasts - a
reactive lesion rather than a true neoplasm
Traumatic (Irritation) Fibroma
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Traumatic (irritation) fibroma
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Traumatic (irritation) fibroma
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Traumatic (irritation) fibroma
• Distinct from irritation fibroma –may not be
associated with an identifiable source of
chronic irritation and occurs at younger age
• Often exhibits a papillary surface and may be
clinically mistaken for papilloma
Giant Cell Fibroma
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Giant Cell Fibroma
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Giant Cell Fibroma
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Giant Cell Fibroma
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Giant Cell Fibroma
• Synonyms – Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia – Denture injury tumor – Fibrous epulis – Denture epulis • Redundant fibrous tissue • Associated with denture flange
Epulis Fissuratum
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Epulis Fissuratum
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Epulis Fissuratum
• Denture papillomatosis
• Poor oral hygiene combined with ill-fitting
prosthesis
• Surgical excision and correct prosthesis
Inflammatory Papillary Hyperplasia
What’s this?
Inflammatory Papillary Hyperplasia