Conditions & Medical Conditions of the Oral Mucosa.

Question 1

What are the names of conditions of the oral mucosa.

Answer 1

Acute abscess. ulcer, angular cheilitis, geographical tongue, fissured tongue, frictional keratosis, glossitis, pregnancy epulis and herpes simplex,

Question 2

Can geogrpahical tongue be cured?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

How long should you wait before consulting your GP or dentist about an ulcer?

Answer 3

2-3 weeks.

Question 4

What is the evidence of frictional keratosis.

Answer 4

White trauma patches on the tongue.

Question 5

Patients who suffer with bleeding disorders must give a reading of something to ensure they can have treatment what is this?

Answer 5

Patients who taken warfarin must give a reading or their international normalised ratio which must be below four to complete treatment.