Oral Disease

Question 1

What is the main manifestation of oral disease?

Answer 1

Ulcers

Question 2

What are the main causes of solitary ulcers?

Answer 2

Physical/chemical, malignancy, infection (i.e. TB/syphilis)

Question 3

Give the two types of multiple mouth ulcers.

Answer 3

Recurrent apthous ulceration, mucocutaneous multiple ulcers

Question 4

What is the clinical term of dry mouth?

Answer 4

Xerostamia

Question 5

Name the three main types of mucocutaneous multiple ulcers.

Answer 5

Lichen planus, lupus, vasiculobullous (pemphigoid, pemphigus)

Question 6

What are the main causes of white patches in the mouth that 1. wipe off and 2. don’t?

Answer 6

1. Candiadasis/thrush

2. Trauma/dysplasa/neoplasia/chronic candiadasis

Question 7

90% of oral tumours are which type?

Answer 7

Squamous cell carcinoma

Question 8

Where are the most common locations for oral cancer?

Answer 8

Mouth floor, tongue, soft palate

Question 9

What do all tumours of the mouth show in relation to local tissue?

Answer 9

Invasion and destruction

Question 10

Which sign shows good differentiation potential of oral tumours?

Answer 10

Keratinization

Question 11

What is acrodermatitis enteropathica, and what nutritional status does it show?

Answer 11

Red rashes on the face, abdomen, genitals. Indicates impaired zinc

Question 12

What is angular stomatitis, and what nutritional status does it show?

Answer 12

Sores on the creases of the lips. Vitamin B deficiency

Question 13

What is glossitis, and what nutritional status does it show?

Answer 13

Inflammation of the tongue, shows vitamin B and iron

Question 14

Easy bruising of the skin/face/mouth indicates which nutritional status?

Answer 14

Scurvy (vit C)/vit K deficiency

Question 15

What does dermatitis herpetiforms indicate?

Answer 15

Coeliac or IgA