Dobson lecture 1: Oral Cavity and Salivary gland Flashcards
Apthous Ulcer, when does it present?
first 2 decades
- family prevalence
- -Immunologic
- IBD
- Behcet disease
What is a key characteristic of fibrous proliferative lesions?
They are all freaking benign!
What are the fibrous proliferative lesions?
Traumatic fibroma
pyogenic granuloma
granuloma
What people get pyogenic granulomas?
children, young adults, and pregnant women (pregnancy tumor)
What are the infections of the oral cavity?
HSV1 and 2
Candida
Deep fungal infections
What is associated with HSV1?
additional clinical symptoms lymphadenopathy, fever, anorexia, and irritability
-reactivation
What test do we use for HSV?
Tzanck smear
-multinucleation
What is the most common fungal infection of the oral cavity?
Candida
What immunocompromised states can be happening with a candida infection?
HIV/AIDS
Cancer
Organ or bone marrow transplants
What is Torus Palatinus?
a growth on the ROOF OF THE MOUTH that is associated with smokers…. not cancer don’t worry
What is hutchinson’s teeth and what underlying agent causes that?
congenital syphilis case with goofy looking teeth
What are people with down syndrome at risk for?
leukemia which means a risk for periodontis
Which inflammatory oral lesion is familial?
apthous ulcer
which gingival lesion comes up rapidly and might make us think of malignancy?
pyogenic granuloma… pregnancy tumor
-remember that those fibrous proliferative lesions are all BENIGN!
if there’s oral HSV, which one will it be?
HSV1 probably
If you see Tzanck test, what are we looking for?
Herpes!!!!!
- not specific for 1 or 2
- multinucleation
- the owl eye thing is CMV