Colors Flashcards
What are the 5 most common colors found abnormally in the mouth in order from most to least?
1-White 2-Red 3-Black 4-Blue 5-Yellow
What are 5 things that lead to white lesions that can be rubbed off?
1-Materia Alba 2-White Coated Tongue 3-Burn (Thermal, chemical etc.) 4-Toothpaste/mouthwash overdose 5-Pseudomembranous candidiasis
What is the definition of a leukoplakia?
An intraoral white plaque that does not rub off and can not be identified as any well known entity
What is the treatment for chronic cheek biting?
None, or get a bite guard
How do you treat tobacco pouch keratosis?
Cesation or move the tobacco
What can be used to treat Lichen planus when burning or inflammatory symptoms are present?
Clobetasol Propionate, 0.05%
What 4 things should be considered when deciding between a get and a rinse?
1-Size of lesion
2-Frequency of recurrences
3-Number of lesions
4-Location of lesions
What are 4 facts about Clobetasol Propionate 0.05% gel to help with prescription?
1-AKA Temovate
2-Disp 15 or 30 gram tube
3-Sig: Dry the affected area and gently apply a thin amount bid-tid
4-High Potency
What are 3 facts about Dexamethasone elixir 0.5mg/5ml to help with prescription?
1-AKA Decadron
2-Disp 12-16 oz
3-Sig: Rinse with 1 tsp for 2 min bid-qid and expectorate
What are 4 facts about Flucinonide 0.05% gel to help with prescription?
1-AKA Lidex
2-Disp: 15 or 30 gram tube
3-Sig: Dry the affected area and apply thin amount bid-tid
4-Moderate potency
When topical steroids don’t work what injection could you use?
Kenalog (10 mg/ml or 40 mg/ml)
10 mg per cm of lesional tissue
For a 1 cm lesion, how much kenalog 10 and kenalog 40 would you use?
1 ml of kenalog 10
0.25 ml kenalog 40
What 5 things could be called desquamative gingivitis?
1-Linchen Planus 2-Mucous membrane pemphigoid 3-Pemphigus vulgaris 4-Systemic lupus erythematosis 5-Hypersensitivity
What is the most common form of candidiasis?
White pseudomembranous
What are the three main forms of Erythematous candidiasis?
1-Central papillary atrophy of tongue (Median rhomboid glossitis)
2-Angular cheilitis (Perlesche)
3-Denture stomatitis