exam 4-extra notes on BB

Question 1

this can be complicated to fit a patient with a denture

Answer 1

torus palatines

Question 2

this is also known as burning tongue syndrome, the tongue appears shiny, smooth and bald.. can also be anemia related

Answer 2

atrophic glossitis

Question 3

why do we do exams on patients with dentures?

Answer 3

tissues can be indicators of oral cancer or other disease… conduct a thourough IO exam with adequate lighting

Question 4

occlusal wear

Answer 4

attrition

Question 5

this is prevalent in the elderly but NOT a consequence of aging

Answer 5

xerostomia

Question 6

this is chronic inflammatory tissue that appears as a single or multiple elongated folds along the border of the denture… results from ill fitting denture

Answer 6

epulis fissuratum

Question 7

what are the main recommendations for denture or partial patients?

Answer 7

take denture or partial out at night

soak in cleaning solution

this prevents candidasis, denture stomatitis; other infection.

oral tissue needs to rest

Question 8

this is a result of medication, radiation therapy or pathologic states and medication is the most common cause

Answer 8

xerostomia

Question 9

what is recommend for older patients who have limited dexterity

Answer 9

electric tooth brush

Question 10

this is located in the lingual premolar region

Answer 10

torus mandibularus

Question 11

these are simply dilated blood vessels under the tongue, very prominent in older adults and appear deep red, blue or purple

Answer 11

sublingual varicosities

Question 12

use of hard tooth brush and abrasive tooth paste

Answer 12

abrasion

Question 13

this is extra bone located on the buccal of maxilla or mandible

Answer 13

exostosis

Question 14

continuous wearing of dentures can lead to?

Answer 14

candiasis - take denture out st night

Question 15

what are lesions under dentures cause by?

Answer 15

ill fitting dentures

Question 16

what is oral candidiasis associated with?

Answer 16

antibiotic use, head and neck radiation, chemo, steroids and immunosuppressant

Question 17

this is also caused from denture wear

Answer 17

denture stomatitis

Question 18

this is fissuring, cracking and redness at the angles of the mouth and associated with candidiasis and vitamin B deficiency

Answer 18

angular chelitis

Question 19

the most common type of caries in the older population

Answer 19

root caries

Question 20

this is the most common infection of oral mucosal tissues

Answer 20

oral candidiasis