Oral Path Exam 3 - Acute and Chronic Ulcerative Lesions Flashcards
What lesion?
Necrosis secondary to administration of LA
Anesthetic necrosis
What lesion?
May result from ischemia or faulty technique
Anesthetic necrosis
What lesion?
Pt who recently received oral LA
Anesthetic necrosis
What lesion?
Well-circumscribed ulcer at site of previous injection
Anesthetic necrosis
What lesions?
Most common site is hard palate
Anesthetic necrosis
Necrotizing sialometaplasia
What lesion?
Clinical diagnosis based on hx of recent LA injection
Anesthetic necrosis
What lesion?
Tx = heals with time
Anesthetic necrosis
What lesion?
Ischemia of salivary tissue leads to local infarction
Necrotizing sialometaplasia
What lesion has the following predisposing factors?
Trauma
Dental injections
Ill-fitting dentures
Eating disorders w/ binge-purging
Upper respiratory tract infection
Necrotizing sialometaplasia
What lesion?
Non-ulcerated, painful swelling initially
Necrotizing sialometaplasia
What lesion?
Within 2-3 weeks, a crater-like ulcer forms and pain is reduced
Necrotizing sialometaplasia
What lesion?
Diagnosed by biopsy (a malignant process must be excluded)
Necrotizing sialometaplasia
What lesion?
Tx = none; heals in 5-6 weeks
Necrotizing sialometaplasia
What lesion?
Initial infection of HSV-1
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
What lesion?
Affects children 6 months - 6 years old, but can occur in adults too
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
What lesion?
Acute onset, may have fever and lymphadenopathy
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
What lesion?
Multiple small vesicles progress to ulceration of oral mucosa, lips, and perioral skin (moveable and attached oral mucosa affected)
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
What lesion?
Painful, erythematous gingiva
(and marginal gingivitis)
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
What lesions? (4)
Diagnosed clinically, viral culture, PCR, cytologic smear, or biopsy
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
Recurrent herpes labialis
Recurrent intraoral herpes simplex
Herpes zoster (“shingles”)
Which test for primary herpetic gingivostomatitis?
Slower
Viral culture
Which test for primary herpetic gingivostomatitis?
Faster
PCR
Which test for primary herpetic gingivostomatitis?
Least invasive, most cost effective
Cytologic smear
What lesion?
Lesions heal spontaneously in 2 weeks
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
What lesion?
Symptomatic relief includes NSAIDs and lidocaine rinse (in adults)
Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis