Exam 1 - Description

Question 1

What are the two lesions that we talked about with a blending border?

Answer 1

1. Condensing Osteitis
2. Fibrous Dysplasia

Also sometimes idiopathic osteosclerosis

Question 2

Name the term
two or more radiolucent compartments divided by septations (internal striation of bone). Seen in RL and mixed lesions, NOT used to describe radiopaque lesions.

Answer 2

Multilocular

Question 3

When talking about the border what would you say this description is irregular bone destruction (radiolucent or mixed) with a haphazard transition to normal trabeculae. Other descriptors use: moth-eaten, ragged or diffuse?

Answer 3

Ill-defined

Question 4

Where does ground glass appear?

Answer 4

Fibrous dysplasia

Question 5

Name the trabecular pattern homogenous; looks more dense; there are a ton of trabeculae that are very small but compacted together

Answer 5

Ground glass

Question 6

Name the trabecular pattern : increased density that is next to a radiolucent area

Answer 6

Cotton Wool

Question 7

Name the trabecular pattern: means it is more densely radiopaque than normal, increased

Answer 7

Sclerotic

Question 8

DADD algorithm (Stands for what)

Answer 8

Describe
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Differential (II MIND)
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Question 9

Name that term: Inflammatory rxn that started with physical (mechanical, thermal) or chemical exposure that should heal when stimulus is removed

Answer 9

Injruy

Question 10

Name that term (II MIND):
Variety of presentation (acute or chronic) that is typically painful with systemic symptoms (fever, LAD, malaise).

Answer 10

Infection

Question 11

Name that term (II MIND): Disease resolves when an organism is destroyed through medication or immune system self elimination.

Answer 11

Infection

Question 12

Name that term (II MIND): Nutritional and endocrine problems - not common; very specific situations

Answer 12

Metabolic

Question 13

Name that term (II MIND): Tend to wax and wane (come and go)

Answer 13

Immune-mediated

Question 14

Name that term (II MIND): Can affect mucosal surfaces and the skin usually present as blisters, erosion, or ulcers

Answer 14

Immune-mediated

Question 15

Name that term (II MIND): Acute or chronic, come/go with flare ups that gradually worsen

Answer 15

Immune-mediated

Question 16

Name that term (II MIND): Can’t cure, treat by suppressing the immune response (steroids)

Answer 16

Immune-mediated

Question 17

Name that term (II MIND): Continual increase in size usually are painless unless growing fast and impending on nearby structures

Answer 17

Neoplastic

Question 18

Name that term (II MIND): Often solitary, but if inherited or syndromic can have multiple lesions

Answer 18

Developmental

Question 19

Name that term (II MIND): Present at birth (congenital) or show up during the first 2 decades

Answer 19

Developmental

Question 20

Name that term (II MIND): Typically limited growth potential (except. some developmental cysts in the jaw)

Answer 20

Developmental

Question 21

What is the pneumonic for quesitons you should ask?

Answer 21

If Dental Patients Could Information Tell

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I Don’t Paint Cats I Tickle

Isolated Finding?
Duration?
Pain or paresthesia?
Change?
Injury?
Treatment? (taking any meds)

Question 22

When do you refer to PCP?

Answer 22

Only if eval of systemic disease is indicated