Common Oral Diseases Flashcards
Tori and Exostoses
(4)
- Benign, reactive bony protuberances arising
from the cortical plate - Torus palatinus
- Torus mandibularis
- Exostosis
Palatal Torus
(5)
- More common than mandibular tori
- 25% of US population
- Females (2:1)
- Asians and Inuits (Eskimo)
- No treatment
Mandidbular Torus
(7)
- 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
Traumatic (Irritation) Fibroma
(3)
- Most common “tumor” of the oral cavity
- Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia
- Not a true neoplasm of fibroblasts - a
reactive lesion rather than a true neoplasm
Giant Cell Fibroma
(2)
- 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
Epulis Fissuratum
* Synonyms
(4)
– Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia
– Denture injury tumor
– Fibrous epulis
– Denture epulis
Epulis Fissuratum
(2)
- Redundant fibrous tissue
- Associated with denture flange
Inflammatory Papillary Hyperplasia
(3)
- Denture papillomatosis
- Poor oral hygiene combined with ill-fitting
prosthesis - Surgical excision and correct prosthesis
Medication Associated
Gingival Enlargement
(4)
- Enlargement begins in the interdental
papillae and forms pseudopockets - Non-specific clinical appearance
- Multiple drugs are synergistic
- Severity is related to patient susceptibility
and local factors
Medication Associated
with Gingival Enlargement
(3)
- Anticonvulsants
- Calcium channel blockers
- Immunosupressants
- Anticonvulsants
– Dilantin (phenytoin) – 50%
- Calcium channel blockers
– Procardia (nifedipine) – 25%
- Immunosupressants
– Sandimmune (cyclosporin) – 25%
Drug-Related Gingival Enlargement -
Treatment
(4)
- Control local factors - anti-plaque agents
(chlorhexidine) - Drug substitution
- Drug therapy - folic acid, metronidazole,
azithromycin - Surgical excision - gingivectomy
Pyogenic Granuloma
(5)
- A reactive vascular lesion - essentially a capillary
hemangioma - Definite female predilection - vascular effects of
hormones - Name is a misnomer. It is unrelated to infection. It is not
“pyogenic” and is not a true granuloma - May exhibit rapid growth
- Gingiva most common site, but not limited to gingiva. It
occurs throughout the body on any skin or mucosal
surface
Clinical Variants of
Pyogenic Granuloma
(4)
- Pyogenic granuloma
- Granuloma gravidarum
- Epulis granulomatosum
- Pulp polyp
- Granuloma gravidarum
– Pregnancy tumor
Granuloma Gravidarum:
Pregnancy Tumor
(2)
- A clinical variant of pyogenic granuloma
- May involute without treatment post
partum and undergo fibrous maturation
Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma
(7)
age, where, 5 facts
- Reactive lesion – not a neoplasm
- Teenagers and young adults
- Not related to
central ossifying fibroma - Occurs exclusively on the gingiva
- Fibrous hyperplasia with osseous metaplasia - may
appear radio-opaque - May recur
- May move teeth
Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma
(5)
- Reactive lesion – not a neoplasm
- Older adults
- Occurs exclusively on gingiva and edentulous
alveolar ridge - Contains hemosiderin - may be bluish-purple
- May recur
Human Papilloma Virus
(3)
- Squamous papilloma
- Verruca vulgaris
- Condyloma acuminatum