Inta-Oral Exam

Question 1

Oral Cancer annual deaths

Answer 1

9000

Question 2

How often to screen for lesions/pathology?

Answer 2

Every appointment

Question 3

Assessment Exam

Answer 3

Inspection and digital palpating of extra + inta-oral structures

Question 4

Common sites of Oral Cancer

Answer 4

Lips
Lateral tongue 
Retromolar pads 
Buccal mucosa
Floor of mouth 
Hard/Soft palates 
Gingiva

Question 5

Leukoplakia

Answer 5

White patches that cannot be scraped off -

Lips,tongue,lining of mouth

Question 6

Prior to exam:

Answer 6

Visual inspection and palpating technique w optimal lighting

Question 7

Visual inspection of

Answer 7

Entire oral cavity + oropharynx

Question 8

Bifid Uvula

Answer 8

[anomaly] Two little dangly things that hang in the back of the throat

Question 9

Fordyce Granules

Answer 9

[anomaly] Tiny white dots on lips or buccal mucosa

Question 10

Ankyloglossia

Answer 10

“Tongue tied”

tissue tether tongue to floor of mouth

Question 11

Fissured Tongue

Answer 11

Grooves on dorsal surface

Question 12

Geographic Tongue

Answer 12

Bald/red areas of varying sizes on tongue

Question 13

Buccal Extosis

Answer 13

Protrusions on buccal gingiva (looks like torus)

Question 14

Linea Alba

Answer 14

White line on cheek