Exam 1 Flashcards
- Which of the following is known as a supernumerary tooth?
a. Mesiodens
- You patient has gross incoordination of muscle movements. What does he have?
a. Ataxic gate
i. It’s the least common form of cerebral palsy. We see this with people who have had a stroke, MS, or alcohol abuse
- Freezing gait is common of what disease
a. Parkinson’s
- Which of the following is not a risk factor for oral cancer?
a. Xerostomia
b. (The 4 are: #1 tobacco, #2 alc, sun exposure, viruses)
- which of the following is not a symptom of Marfan’s syndrome?
a. Hypokinesia (this is a symptom of Parinsonian gait)
i. Marfans symptoms are arachnodactyly, spine abnormalities (kyphosis), dilation of aorta and heart murmur, pectus excavatum
- When interacting with a wheelchair patient, which is best?
a. Ask them how they want to be transferred
i. Leave in wheelchair if possible
- Your patient has sulfur-colored lesions that are asymptomatic. What are these called?
a. Fordyce granules
- Which term is used to describe a healthy lymph node?
a. Compressible
- Which of the following is NOT a sign of routine infection when palpating lymph nodes?
a. Firm, rubbery
i. Also fixed/attached to underlying tissue is sign of cancer
- Basal cell carcinoma is the most common cell type of oral cancers. Oral cancers are most often diagnosed in stages I-II
a. Both statements are false
i. Squamous cell and stages III-IV would make this be true
Picture of wart/cauliflower like lesion* What term would you use to describe this lesion?
a. Verrucose
- Which of the following would NOT be a risk factor for a skin lesion?
a. Uniform color
i. Risk factors would be: chronic, non-healing, changes in pre-exisiting lesion, sun exposure
- Hypertelorism is a term used to describe
a. Excess spacing between the eyes
- Which of the following is not a common treatment for TMD?
a. surgery
- Exophthalmos is a symptom of
a. None of the above (answer had hypothyroidism instead of hyperthyroidism/grave’s disease)
- which lymphadenopathy is most common location?
a. Cervical lymph nodes
- When giving an extra oral exam, you ask the patient to swallow. What are you palpating?
a. Thyroid gland
- Which of the following does not have a quick onset? (don’t know answer)
a. Leukoedema
b. Lichen planus
c. Erythema multiforme
d. Canker sore
e. Linea alba ?
a. Leukoedema
- Tenderness of the masseter is from forces from
a. Molars (posterior teeth)
i. Temporalis is generally anterior teeth
- Which of the following is not a risk factor for candida?
a. Sun exposure
- When palpating a dental abscess, sometimes you can notice that its?
a. Collapsing (alters it shape)
- Which of the following is a small (<1cm) area of color change that is not elevated or depressed?
a. Macule
i. Patch is a large >1cm
- What has whickam?
a. Lichen planus
- Which of the following disappears when stretched?
a. Leukoedema
- Which of the following is caused by the Epstein-barr virus?
a. Hairy leukoplakia
- Which is the most common form of candidiasis?
a. Acute pseudomembraneous
- Which of the following is not a treatment for candidiasis?
a. Listerine
i. Treatment = yogurt/acidophilus, nystatin rinse or tablets, ketaconozole fluconozole
- What is not a cause of recurrence of herpes simplex?
a. Xerostomia
i. Reoccurs with immune weakness
