Lumps and Bumps Flashcards
Where do Bohn nodules occur?
junction of hard and soft palate of the newborn
Where do epstein pearls occur?
palatal midline of the newborn
What are Bohn nodules remnants of?
minor salivary glands
Where do dental lamina cysts occur?
alveolar mucosa of the newborn
Dental lamina cysts are also known as ______?
gingival cyst of the newborn
A major difference in the growth progression of a congenital vascular malformation and a hemangioma is _____?
vascular malformations tend to grow with the child while hemangiomas tend to regress with age
Complications of a lymphangioma include:
compromised airway, does not regress and may require surgery
Neonatal alveolar lymphangioma occurs most commonly in what demographic?
African American males
Where does a congenital epulis most commonly occur?
Maxillary lateral and canine area
In which gender is congenital epulis more common?
Female
Describe melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy.
smooth, expansile, occurs in the alveolus, may be pigmented, can cause displacement of teeth, anterior maxilla most common
In what age group does melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy typically occur?
infants younger than 6 months of age
Patients with hemifacial hypertrophy are also at risk for ____?
Embryonal tumors such as Wilm tumor or hepatoblastoma
What is a Wilms tumor
rare kidney cancer that primarily affects children. Also known as nephroblastoma, it’s the most common cancer of the kidneys in children. Wilms’ tumor most often affects children ages 3 to 4 and becomes much less common after age 5.
In what demographic is leukoedema most common?
African Americans
Describe the prominent features of leukoedema.
Bilateral, film white, adherent, wrinkled patched, stretching of mucosa causes them to disappear, due to increased thickness of mucosa and intracellular edema
What are the cause of fordyce granules?
ectopic sebaceous glands in the oral mucosa which become more prominent during puberty
Describe white sponge nevus.
autosomal dominant condition, persistent, presents as diffuse, white, thickened, adherent and wrinkled oral mucosa, becomes more prominent in adolescence
What demographic is most commonly affected by hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis?
mixed white, American Indian and black ancestry living in North Carolina
What is the major difference between white sponge nevus and hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis?
HBID can affect the eyes and cause visual impairment
Describe the defining characteristics of peripheral ossifying fibroma.
only occurs on the gingiva, appears as firm pink or red nodule at the interdental papilla, radiograph may indicate calcification, treatment is surgical excision down to periosteum, recurs
Describe the characteristics of giant cell fibroma.
fibrous hyperplasia, occurs on gingiva, hard palate, tongue, pink, smooth or stippled, non-tender, treatment is surgical excision
Describe peripheral giant cell granuloma.
caused by local irritation, gingival or alveolar mucosa only, red or purple, may bleed, may cause superficial bone resorption, treatment is surgical excision and removal of local irritation.
