Disease of the Oral Cavity Flashcards
Blood supply of the oral cavity from the External carotid artery what are the branches?
- Facial artery
- Inferior alveolar artery
- Maxillary artery
- Infraorbital artery
- Posterior superior alveolar arteries
most common along the bite line with a microscopically apperance of a fibrous tissue covered by squamous mucosa
Irritation Fibroma
Aggregation of multinucleated foreign body-like giant cells, separated by fibroangiomatous stroma and it easily bleeds
Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma (Giant Cell Epulis)
Clinical term applied to swelling at the gum margin most of them are granulomas associated with chronic gingivitis
Epulis
Inflammatory of the mouth
Stomatitis
Inflammatory of the lips most common etiology is fungal
Cheilitis (Angular cheilitis)
Inflammatory of the lips most common etiology is fungal
Chelitis (Angular chelitis)
inflammation of the soft tissue around teeth typically resulting from inadequate oral hygiene
gingivitis
inflammation of the tongue mroe commonly applied to the beefy red tongue ( vit b12 and iron deficiency)
Glossitis
Valacyclovir- Valtrex
H. labialis ▪ 2g p.o. q12h for one day
H. zoster ▪ 1g p.o. q8h for 7 days
Valacyclovir- Valtrex
H. labialis ▪ 2g p.o. q12h for one day
H. zoster ▪ 1g p.o. q8h for 7 days
Famciclovir- Famvir
For H. zoster ▪ 500mg q8h for 7 days
For H. labialis ▪ 250mg p.o. q8h for 7 to 10 days
Acyclovir- Zovirax
H. zoster - 800 mg p.o. q4h for 7 to 10 days
For Oral lesions:
H. simplex labialis - 150 mg buccal tab single dose
Coxackie A virus causes
Herpangina
Coxackie A virus causes
Herpangina
as superficial grey- white inflammatory membrane comprising fungus in a fibrinosuppurative exudate
white exudate can be removed by scrapping (does not bleed)
Oral candidiasis (Thrush)
Oral candidiasis treatment
- Mild, acute forms: topical Nystatin
- Mild, chronic: topical Nystatin + Clotrimazole troches
-Refractory or immunocompromised without systemic involvement: add oral fluconazole
-Severe forms (Systemic): IV Amphotericin B with or without Fluconazole