Non-neoplastic proliferations (reactive tumors)

Question 1

Hyperplasia of fibrous connective tissue that is usually sessile (fixed), smooth surfaced, normal color, and asymptomatic?

Answer 1

fibroma

Question 2

Most common tumor of the oral mucosa (usually in the cheek but occurs almost anywhere)

Answer 2

fibroma

Question 3

Papillary tumor of fibrous connective tissue containing plump, stellate (radiating pattern like a star), and often bi or trinucleated fibroblasts?

Answer 3

Giant cell fibroma

Question 4

Found mainly in children, more in the gingiva than the tongue and often confused clinically with papillomas?

Answer 4

Giant cell fibroma

Question 5

Reactive fibroblastic lesion of PDL, 1-3 decades (kids and young adults), occurs ONLY on gingiva, asymptomatic; pedunculated (long stalk) or sessile (fixed); with bone and/or cementum and/or calcification; also appear red and ulcerated.

Answer 5

Peripheral odontogenic (ossifying) fibroma

Question 6

Highest recurrence of any of the reactive gingival lesions?

Answer 6

Peripheral odontogenic (ossifying) fibroma

Question 7

Inflammatory Fibrous Hyperplasia is AKA?

Answer 7

Epulis Fissuratum

Question 8

Reactive folds of hyperplastic fibrous connective tissue along border of ill-fitting, over extend denture?

Answer 8

Epulis Fissuratum or AKA Inflammatory Fibrous Hyperplasia

Question 9

Hyperplastic response of palatal mucosa to ill-fitting denture that appears pebbly in appearance?

Answer 9

Inflammatory Papillary Hyperplasia AKA Papillomatosis

Question 10

Asymptomatic, reddish-brown-purple pedunculated or sessile tumor on anterior gingiva (any age); well vascularized fibrous connective tissue containing numerous multinucleated giant cells

Answer 10

Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma

Question 11

Tumor usually seen in females than males (2:1) and may produced cupping resorption of underlying bone?

Answer 11

Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma

Question 12

Asymptomatic bleed easy gingival tumor often seen in pregnancy and not uncommon in extraction sockets - epulis granulomatosa?

Answer 12

Pyogenic granuloma

Question 13

Gingival swelling representing a drain of odontogenic infetion either from pulpal or periodontal origin; pus represents bacterial infection

Answer 13

Parulis “gum boil”

Question 14

Appearing in the first 1-2 decades mostly in women (2:1) almost exclusively on anterior gingiva (Max 5:1) as a RED papillary gingival lesion?

Answer 14

localized juvenile spongiotic gingival hyperplasia

Question 15

Most common tumor of infancy from overgrowth of blood vessels?

Answer 15

Hemangioma

Question 16

Reddish to purple mass that blanches with pressure; occurs in females 3:1 between 0-5 and can occur in bone; soap bubble appearance; 60% in Head & Neck?

Answer 16

Hemangioma

Question 17

Mutation in GNAQ that develops into large purplish lesions or port wine stains of brain and face along opthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve; ipsilateral oral mucosa involvement common (Means it stops at the midline)?

Answer 17

sturge-weber angiomatosis AKA encephalmotrigeminal angiomatosis

Question 18

Head and Neck developmental overgrowth of lymphatic vessels and orally on the tongue between the ages of 0-5 yrs (may produce macroglossia); may appear as pebbly surface covered by translucent vesicles

Answer 18

Lymphangiomas