Intraoral and Extraoral Assessment

Question 1

What can palpable lymph nodes signify?

Answer 1

Oral cancer- hard, fixed nodes

Question 2

What is bimanual palpation?

Answer 2

Using index finger of one hand and fingers and thumb of other hand simultaneously to move or compress tissue, holding the fingers closely together to avoid missing areas

Question 3

Where are the deep cervical nodes located?

Answer 3

Neck

Question 4

What are the 3 salivary glands?

Answer 4

Parotid, Submandibular and sublingual

Question 5

What is on either side of the SCM?

Answer 5

Posterior cervical triangle

Anteroir cervical triangle

Question 6

What are the most common sites for oral cancer in the mouth?

Answer 6

▪Lateral border of the tongue (30%)
▪Floor of the mouth (14%)
▪Soft palate complex (posterior soft palate, uvula, and faucial arches) (11%)
▪Lower lip (38%)

Question 7

What is erythroplakia?

Answer 7

Used to identify a red patch that is smooth, granular, and velvety and that cannot be diagnosed as any other disease without biopsy

Question 8

What is leukoplakia?

Answer 8

Used to identify a white, plaquelike lesion that cannot be wiped off and cannot be diagnosed as any other disease without biopsy

Question 9

What is hyper/hypodontia?

Answer 9

Hyperdontia- extra teeth

Hypodontia- absence of one or more teeth

Question 10

What is anodontia?

Answer 10

Failure of all teeth to develop

Question 11

What teeth are most commonly absent?

Answer 11

Third molars then max laterals then mand premolars

Question 12

What is macrodontia/microdontia?

Answer 12

Larger/smaller than normal teeth