oral mucosa - non neoplastic disease :0 Flashcards
normal hard palate
pale pink mucsoa
palatine rugae towards the anterior aspect
incisive papilla in the middle
variations on normla
areas of rednesss
areas of whiteness
causes of mucosal disease
developlomental/gentic infection/inflammatory trauma nutritional deficieny immune mesiated isease malignant disease
infection/inflammatory disease
viral
bacterial
fungal infection
where can changes in the OC occur due to mucssal disease
epithelium
connective
epithelial changes
atrophic hyperplastic hyperkeratinised loss epithelium separation from underlying connective tissue
atrophic clinical change
red
fragile
hyperplastic clinical change
thicker
normally associated with hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratinised clincial
white patches
loss of epithelium clinical change
ulcer
separation from underlying connective tisse
blister
atrophy
decrease in no of cells or
reduction in the size of celles
- rate of division reduces or there is an increase in desquamation
causes of atrophy
iron/B12 deficiency
immune mediated disease
hyperplastic
increase in no of cells due to an increase in the cell division
causes of hyperplastic
trauma
infection by candida albicans
what is caused by a fungal infection by candida albicans
appearance and where
chronic hyperplasia candidosis
- usually on buccal mucosa or later border of tongue
- white speckled area
histological section hyperplastic candidosis
epithelium thicker and elongated
- darker
blue and purple spots in CT due to chronic inflammatory cells
long rate processes