Oral disease Flashcards
cause of solutary oral ulcer
physical/chemical trauma
oral SCC
infection - TB/tertiary syphilis
cause of multiple ulcers
RAU bechets anaemia lichen planus SLE pemphigoid pemphigus vulgaris
true/false - chron’s and ulcerative colitis can cause oral ulceration
true
causes of white patches that wipe off
candidiasis/thrush
causes of white patches that dont wipe off
trauma
epithelial dysplasia
neoplasia
causes of oral pigmentation
racial
malignancy
smoking
Addison’s
causes of xerostomia
drugs
sjogren’s
radiaton therapy
who does sjogren’s usually affect
women
what is erosion and what causes it
erosion of paletal surfaces on upper anterior of teeth
GORD and bulimia
what oral features does oral lymphoma include
palpable lymph nodes
extra/intraoral swelling
ulceration
tooth mobility
what features are present in the mouth of someone with leukaemia
gingival enlargement petechiae mucosal bleeding ulceration opportunistic infection
who is oral malignancy more common in
twice as common in men
more common scottish
more common >50
causes of oral malignancy
tobacco alcohol diet HPV candida UV light syphilis dental factors e-cigarettes
common and rare characteristics of oral cancer
common - granular/smooth lesion
slight elevation rare - ulceration, bleeding
high risk sites for oral cancer
ventral tongue
floor of mouth
