Common Oral Diseases- Gingival Enlargement

Question 1

Medications notorious for medication associated gingival enlargement:

Answer 1

1. Anticonvulsants
   - Dilantin
   - Phenytoin
2. Calcium channel blockers
   - Procardia
   - Nifedipine
3. Immunosupressants
   - Sandimmune
   - Cyclosporine

Question 2

A reactive vascular lesion- essentially a capillary hemangioma

Answer 2

pyogenic granuloma

Question 3

A pyogenic granuloma is a:

Answer 3

REACTIVE VASCULAR LESION

Question 4

Pyogenic granuloma tends to affect ____ more often

Answer 4

females

Question 5

Your female patient presents with this lesion.

Answer 5

pyogenic granuloma

Question 6

A pyogenic granuloma is not:

Answer 6

a true granuloma and is not “pyogenic”

Question 7

• Reactive lesion; not a neoplasm
• teenagers & young adults
• occurs exclusively on the gingiva
• fibrous hyperplasia with osseous metaplasia

Answer 7

peripheral ossifying fibroma

Question 8

A peripheral ossifying fibroma occurs:

Answer 8

exclusively on the gums

Question 9

• reactive lesion
• older adults
• only occurs on gingiva and edentulous alveolar rids
• contains hemosiderin!!!!

Answer 9

Peripheral giant cell granuloma

Question 10

Whenever you have a localized bump on the gums you should consider what three diagnoses?

Answer 10

1. pyogenic granuloma
2. peripheral ossifying granuloma
3. peripheral giant cell granuloma