Exam 3 Odontogenic Flashcards
Epithelial Tumors
1
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What is neoplasms?
A
A neoplasm is an abnormal growth of tissue benign or malignant.
Medical term used for tumors
2
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What increases the risk of neoplasms?
A
Alcohol use and sun exposures
3
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What are odontogenic tumors?
A
Neoplams that originate from the tissue responsible for tooth formation and the attachment apparatus of the periodontium
4
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What are the epithelial tumors?
A
- Ameloblastoma
- Calcifying Epithelial Ondontogenic Tumor
- Calcifying cyst
- Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor
5
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What is Ameloblastoma?
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- Benign more common on mandible and posterior region.
- Most common age 20-40
- Occurs in both females and males
- Slow growing
- Expansion of bone
- Associated with Impacted tooth and Dentigerous cyst
- Lesions** resistant **to radiation and chemotherapy
- Do** NOT** tent to recur
6
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Ameloblastoma
7
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What is Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor? (Pindborg Tumor)
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- Benign
- Sheets of polyhedral cells
- Occurs in adults both F and M
- Occurs mostly in the Posterior Mandible region
- Asymptomatic and grows slowly while expanding the bone
8
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CEOT/ Pindborg Tumor
9
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What is Adenomatoid (AOT) ?
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- Benign
- 70% in women under 20 years
- Common Malliary anterior
- Associated with an impacted Canine
- Asymptomatic swelling
- Encapsulated
10
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Calcifying Cyst/ Gorlin Cyst
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- Nonaggressive cystic lesion
- Occurs more common in people less than 40 years old
- Well defined Uni/multiocular calcifications
- Ghost Cells seen and calcifications can occur
11
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Calcifying Cyst
12
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What are the mesenchymal Tumors?
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- Odontogenic Myxoma
- Central Cementifying and ossifying Fibromas
- Cementoblastoma
13
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Odontogenic Myxoma
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- Benign
- nonencapslated
- I0-29 yr olds
- multocular- honeycomb radiolucent poor margins
- may displace teeth
- Most common- mandible
14
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Odontogenic Myxoma
15
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Central Cementifying and ossifying Fibromas
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- Benign
- Well Circumscribed
- 30-40 years old
- More common in females
- Mandible