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Congenital and Developmental Disorders of the Oral Cavity Flashcards

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What is double lip?

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Mass of connective tissue (usually myxoid) on the upper (or lower) lip

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What is the etiology of double lip?

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Congenital or acquired

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Double lip is seen in what syndrome?

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Ascher’s Syndrome, a congenital etiology of double lip

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A.What are the 4 major characteristics of Ascher’s Syndrome?
B. How many are needed for the diagnosis of Ascher’s?

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A. 1. Double lip
2. Double eyelid
3. Mixed tumor
4. Goiter in neck (seen in 50% of cases)
B. At least 2 are needed.
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What is another name for double eyelid?

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Blepharochalasis

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What are the clinical features of paramedial lip pits?

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Unilateral or bilateral pits 1-3mm in diameter 15mm deep

Lower lip

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What is the etiology of paramedial lip pits?

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Autosomal dominant trait

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What is the treatment for double lip?

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Removal of folds if interfering with speech or vision

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A child presents with lip pits, cleft lip and cleft palate. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Van der Woude’s Syndrome

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What is the epidemiology of Van der Woude’s?

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1:35,000-100,000 in white population

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What is the etiology of Van der Woude’s?

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Autosomal dominant

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What is the treament for Van der Woude’s?

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Lip pits: none

Cleft lip and/or palate: surgery

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What are the clinical features of Van der Woude’s?

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1) Lip pits

2) Cleft lip OR palate OR a combined cleft lip and palate

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Commissural lip pits are more prevalent in what what population?

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Adults

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What is the treatment for commissural lip pits?

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None, it’s just a hereditary anomaly

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What sites are most commonly affected by cleft lip?

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Upper lip, left side

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What are the etiologies of cleft lip?

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40% Hereditary

60% environmental due to tetratogenic chemicals

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True or False:

Cleft lip commonly presents alone.

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FALSE

Usually seen with cleft palate

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What patient population is cleft lip+cleft palate most prevalent? What is the prevalence?

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Native americans

3.6/1,000

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List the patient populations most commonly affected by cleft palate in descending (most - least affected) order.

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  • Native American 3.6/1000
  • Asian 1/500
  • White 1/700-1/1000 live births
  • Black 1/2000
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What are the etiologies of cleft palate?

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Hereditary: 20% of cases

Environmentally induced with the first 6 weeks of pregnancy

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Cleft palate alone affects which population the most?

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Females

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What percent of cases are cleft palate alone?

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20-25% of cases

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True or False:

Fordyces granules is a rare anatomical anomaly that most commonly affects females.

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FALSE

Fordyces granules is a COMMON (80% of general population) anatomical anomaly that most commonly affects HAIRY MALES.

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What condition is characterized by fibrous overgrowth of the gingiva?

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Fibromatosis gingivae

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What is the #1 cause of gingival hyperplasia?

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Plaque-induced gingival hyperplasia due to inflammation

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What is the etiology of fibromatosis gingivae?

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Hereditary, autosomal dominant

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A patient presents with gingival hyperplasia. As she is sitting in the chair, you also notice that she doesn’t have any fingernails. What syndrome do you expect this to be?

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Laband syndrome

Autosomal dominant

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Name the clinical features involving the following in Laband syndrome.
Gingiva: 
Nose, Ears: 
Liver, Spleen: 
Hair: 
Nails:
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Gingiva: marked gingival hyperplasia
Nose, Ears: fleshy and large nose and ears due to soft cartilage
Liver, Spleen: hepato and/or splenomegaly (hepatosplenomegaly=large spleen and liver
Hair: mild hirsutism/hypertrichosis
Nails: hypoplastic or missing thumbnails and/or toenails. Toes also lack terminal phalanges

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You see smooth, papillomatous lesions in all four quadrants as well as around the eyes, nose, mouth and forehead. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Cowden syndrome

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What is a normal variant resulting in the accumulation of fluid within epithelial cells?

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Leukodema

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What population is most affected by leukodema?

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African americans, 94%

White, 40%

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You see multiple little brown spots in a patient’s mouth and anterior tongue. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Peutz-Jagher Syndrome

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The brown lesions of Peutz-Jagher are benign, but why is early diagnosis still important?

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10% of polyps within these patients have a tendency for malignant transformation

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Name 3 drugs associated with gingival hyperplasia and why they are used.

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Dilantin: epilepsy drug
Cycosporin: immunosuppressant for organ transplant patients to avoid rejection
Nifedipin: anti-hypertensive drug

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Prolonged use of cyclosporin may either be benign gingival hyperplasia or what malignant transformation?

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EBV-induced lymphoproliferative disease

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Congenital macroglossia is often associated with what syndrome?

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Down syndrome

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Acquired macroglossia may be associated with what type of neoplasms?

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Hemangioma (#1), lymphangioma (#2)

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Macoglossia may lead to what clinical presentations?

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Malocclusion

Lateral crenations on the tongue from the teeth

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What are 3 features of Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome?

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  1. Facial paralysis
  2. Chelitis granulumatosa
  3. Fissured tongue
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Malignant transformation of intestinal polyps has a 100% incidence in which syndrome?

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Gardener’s Sydrome

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What is the etiology of Gardener’s syndrome?

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Autosomal dominant, gene on chromosome 5

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A patient presents with a chronic, localized fungal infection in the middle posterior tongue. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Median rhomboid glossitis

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What are clinical features of median rhomboid glossitis?

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Chronic, localized fungal infection in the middle posterior tongue
Flat or raised, red and elongated
Atrophied filiform papillae

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Median rhomboid glossitis affects which population the most?

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1/1000

Males more affected

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A patient complains of odd, painful large red lesions with a white halo. It looks different day to day. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Benign migratory glossitis (geographic tongue)

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True or False

Males are more affected by benign migratory glossitis.

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FALSE

FEMALES are more affected (2:1).

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What is the treatment for geographic tongue?

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No known treatment.
Vitamin B
Don’t brush until lesions heal

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What percent of the population is affected by hairy tongue?

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0.5% of the adult population

Smokers, long-term antibiotic users, radiation patients, ill/debilitated patients

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What is the clinical presentation of hairy tongue?

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Enlongated filiform papillae
Can be white, black or brown depending on the cause
May cause gaggle because hair can tickle the palate

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What is the treatment for hairy tongue?

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Tongue brushing 1-2x/day

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Lingual varices is found in what population?

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Age 60+

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53
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What are lingual varices?

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Abnormal dilation of the veins

54
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What color are lingual varices?

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purple-red

55
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What are the clinical feature of lingual varices?

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purple-red blebs and papules on the lingual tongue. May also be found on the buccal mucosa and lips

56
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What is the treatment for lingual varices?

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None. Isolated lip and buccal mucosa are carefully removed surgically

57
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Lingual thyroid affects what population the most?

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Females (4:1)

1/3rd of lingual thyroid patients have hypothroidism

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What is lingual thyroid?

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Accumulation of thyroid tissue on the posterior dorsal surface of the tongue

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What is the treatment of choice for lingual thyroid?

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No treatment if asymptomatic. Need to perform thyroid function tests before excision. Only biopsy if it appears malignant.

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Where does lingual tonsil occur?

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Posterior lateral border of the tongue

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What is the treatment for lingual tonsil?

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No treatment needed, this is just benign lymphoid hyperplasia. May need to biopsy if patient is a heavy smoker and it looks malignant

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What is the etiology for micrognathia?

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Congenital (Pierre Robin Syndrome)

Acquired (trauma)

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What are clinical features of micrognathia?

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Both upper and lower jaw are affected - smaller
Mandible appears retruded so patient has a bird-face
Small mal-developed chin

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What is treatment for micrognathia?

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Surgical for functional and/or esthetic reasons

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Prognathism is common in which patient population?

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Blacks

66
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What syndrome/disease is macrognathia associated with if it is present in both jaws?

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Pituitary gigantisms, acromegaly, Paget’s

67
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Localized jaw enlargements is associated with what?

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Cyst, tumor, other diseases

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Macrognathia can affect both jaws but is more common where?

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Mandible

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What is the clinical presentation of macrognathia?

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Mandibular protrusion

Class III occlusion

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What are the clinical features of facial hemihypertrophy?

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Dense jaw
Big crowns and roots
Exfoliation and eruption happens earlier than normal
Big tongue and papillae

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Facial hemihypertrophy can also be associated with what neoplasm?

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Wilma’s tumor
Kidney or liver neoplasms
Sometimes neural or vascular neoplasms

72
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How common is hemifacial microsomia?

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Relatively common

1/5600 patients

73
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What is the etiology of chromosomal alteration?

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Multiple chromosomal alteration

74
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What sites are affected by hemifacial hypertrophy?

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Face, ear, oral cavity, mandible

Right side is more common

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What is the clinical presentation of hemifacial hypertrophy?

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> 35% have agenesis of the ramus of the mandible
Parotid gland agenesis
Palatal and tongue muscles unilaterally hypoplastic or paralyzed
15% has CL/CP
Delayed erupted and missing teeth

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What is another name for mandibulofacial dysotosis?

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Treacher-Collins Syndrome

77
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What is the etiology of Treacher-Collins Syndrome?

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40% of cases are from a rare autosomal dominant inheritance

60% are from mutations

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What is the clinical presentation regarding the face in Treacher-Collins Syndrome?

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Hypoplastic zygoma making face appear narrow
Under-developed mandible
Cleft palate

79
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What are other clinical features of Treacher-Collins Syndrome?

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Coloboma
50% have missing eyelashes
Deformed ears

80
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What are colobomas?

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A hole or notch in the outer portion of the lower eyelid

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What is Crouzon Syndrome?

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Rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by premature closing of cranial sutures

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What is the occlusal status of those with Crouzon Syndrome?

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Class III with anterior open bite

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What are other clinical features of Crouzon Syndrome?

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Asymmetric midface, frontal bone deficiency, mental retardation

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What is the treatment for Crouzon Syndrome?

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Surgery with craniofacial advancement

Le Fort III and I osteomies

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What are the most common teeth missing i partial anodontia?

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Third molars
Maxillary lateral incisors
2nd premolars
Very rare for primary teeth to be missing

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What is the etiology for partial anodontia?

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inherited

87
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Complete anodontia is seen in associate with what other develomental disorder?

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Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia

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What is the etiology for hereditary ectodermal dysplasia?

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X-linked recessive

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What is the treatment for complete anodontia?

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Prothesis at an early age and changing the dentures as a child

90
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What are predeciduous dentition?

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Accessory teeth present at birth that have no roots - crowns only, NOT true teeth

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What are the most commonly affected sites for pre-deciduous dentition?

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85% mandibular incisors

11% maxillary incisors

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What treatment is needed for pre-deciduous teeth?

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None needed for pre-deciduous teeth or dental lamina cyst. Remove only if it is a true tooth

93
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What are the most common sites for single supernumerary teeth to occur?

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90% happen in the maxilla
Most common: mesiodens, maxillary central incisor
Mandibular 4th molar

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What is the treatment for supernumerary teeth?

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Removal if practical. Removal is necessary if it is associated with a dentigerous cyst

95
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Multiple supernumerary teeth occur most frequently in what region of the oral cavity?

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1) premolar region

2) molar and anterior region

96
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What are the clinical features of Gardener’s syndrome?

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Intestinal polyposis - 100% transformation rate starting around age 30 - 50% get cancer of polyps
60% get multiple epidermoid cysts

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What are symptoms of cleocranial dysostosis?

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Skeletal abnormalities involving the crainium and clavicle (hypoplastic or missing)
Short stature
Broad nose
midfacial retrusion
Class 3 occlusion
98
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What are the most common teeth affected by microdontia?

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Maxillary lateral

3rd molar

99
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Generalized microdontia is associated with what?

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pituitary dwarfism

100
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What is gemination?

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Developmental anomaly affecting primarily that primary teeth

101
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What are the clinical features of gemination?

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Single wide crown with single root and one root cancal

Formed from one single tooth germ

102
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What are the clinical features of fusion?

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Union of two separate teeth - wide crown with an extra root and separate or fused root canals

103
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What is the union of two or more teeth by cementum?

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Concrescence

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When does concrescence occur?

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After root formation has completed

105
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What is the etiology of dilaceration?

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Trauma

106
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What is the clinical presentation of dilaceration?

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Sharp bend in teh crown or root of a fully developed tooth

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What is the treatment for a dilacerated tooth?

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No treatment or extraction (can be complicated so need to take radiograph beforehand)

108
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What is a developmental anomaly where the crown folds inwardly?

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Dens in dente (dens invaginatus)

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What are the clinical features of dens en dente?

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conical shaped tooth with a small lingual pit

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What is the treatment for dens en dente?

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Will be prone to caries and periapical inflammation so it needs to be prophylactically restored

111
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What is an enameloma?

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benign, hamartomous accumulation of excess enamel, looks like a small pearl

112
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Where do enamelomas occur most often?

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furcation of maxillary molars followed by mandibular molars

113
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What is dens evaginatus?

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Developmental anomaly resulting in an extra cusp

114
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What is a talon cusp?

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An extra cusp on the lingual surface of maxillary incisors

115
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Where does dens envaginatus most commonly occur?

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Premolars, bilaterally

116
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What is the clinical significance of an extra cusp?

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They have pulp horns that get early exposure and pulpitis (attrition, reduction by dentist)

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How is dens envaginatus treated?

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endo, restorative or prosthetic

118
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What populations does dens evaginatus most common affect?

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Asians - japanesse, chinese, filipinos

Also eskimos and native americans

119
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What is taurodontism?

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Large tooth body with short roots, bifurcation is near the apex
Large rectangular tooth with large pulp chamber

120
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Taurodontism is associated with what syndrome?

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Down syndrome

121
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What is the etiology of amelogenesis imperfecta?

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Hereditary - hetergeneous presentation

122
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What are the 3 types of amelogenesis imperfecta? Describe their differences.

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1) Hypoplastic amelogenesis: thin enamel, pits, vertical grooves. Yellow teeth with open contacts
2) Hypocalcified amelogenesis: normal enamel thickness but is very soft and can scraped off with explorer. Chalky white or orange to browthn calcification defect
3) Hypomaturation amelogenesis: normal enamel thickes but soft enamel that can be pierced

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What are the clinical features of dentinogenesis imperfecta?

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Soft, opalescent teeth

Obliterated coronal and pulpal chambers

124
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Dentinogenesis imperfecta is characterized by what?

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Premature closure and obliteration of pulp chambers

125
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What types of dentinogenesis imperfecta is associated with osteogenesis imperfecta?

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type 1

126
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What type is most common in dentinogenesis imperfecta?

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Hereditary opalscent dentin

127
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Type III dentinogenesis imperfecta is also known as what?

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Brandywine isolate

128
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What is the Brandywine isolate?

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Rare, only found in a racial isolate of Maryland. Large pulp with premature root closure

129
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What is the etiology of the brandywine isolate?

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Autosomal dominant

130
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What is the etiology for regional odontodysplasia?

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NON-hereditary, sporadically occurring

131
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What are the clinical features of regional odontodysplasia?

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both enamel and dentin are affected - thin and not well mineralized
“ghost teeth”
Large pulps
Delayed/failed eruption

132
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Where does regional odnotodysplasia most commonly occur?

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Maxillary anterior teeth

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