ORAL PATH II exam 1-BONE pathology Flashcards
Radiolucencies can be a number of things, what is the first clinical test you do when you notice one?
VITALITY TEST
What are the two causes of a NON-vital tooth?
1.Infection (pulpal) 2. Trauma
What is the most common cause of a RL in a jaw?
infection
What is the Diff Dx (3 of them) for a 1 cm radiolucency at the apex of the right maxillary central incisor that tests non-vital? Whats the TX?
1.PeriApical Granuloma 2. Apical Periodontal Cyst (Radicular) Cyst (One of the odontogenic cysts) 3.Periapical Abcess (but will usually cause pain)…TX non-surgical endo therapy (or ext)
How can you tell a cyst vs a granuloma on a radiograph?
Trick question, you cant
What is the Diff Dx (3) for a well circumscribed radiolucency between the mandibular right cuspid and central incisor. The lateral incisor has been extracted…
1.Residual (Apical Periodontal) Cyst 2.Primordial Cyst 3. Odontogenic Keratocyst (many more)
What is the Diff Dx (3) of a LARGE, WELL CIRCUMSCRIBED R.L. between the roots of two maxillary anterior teeth that have diverged and the teeth have tested VITAL?
- NasoPalatine Duct Cyst 2.Giant Cell Granuloma 3.Odontogenic Keratocyst
Which RL pathology CLASSICALLY crosses the midline?
Central Giant Cell Granuloma
What is the RED FLAG raised when a pt describes symptoms of paresthesia?
typcially benign growths will not invade nerves, so this is likely malignant
What is the Diff Dx (3) of pain and PARESTHESIA in the left mandible with radiographs revealing a poorly circumscribed lucency and soft tissue swelling of her edentulous alveolar ridge?
ALL ANSWERS should point to malignancy!! 1. Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2.Osteosarcoma 3. Metastatic Cancer
What is the most common malignancy affecting the jaws? How is it different in men and women?
metastatic cancer: Women-breast, men-lung…25% is first seen in jaws
What % of metastatic cancer is first seen in the jaws?
25%
What is the Diff Dx of a LARGE radiolucency around the crown of an impacted third molar, with the tooth being displaced to the inferior border of the mandible?
BENIGN 1.DENTIGEROUS CYST2. Odontogenic Keratocyst 3.Ameloblastoma
What is the common thread among 1. Dentigerious Cyst 2. Odontogenic Keratocyst 3.Ameloblastoma?
They are all odontogenic (tooth forming tissue)…lesion is in proximitiy to tooth!
Almost all pericoronal radiolucencies are ________
odontogenic
What is the Diff Dx of a 14 y/o male with an asymptomatic radiolucency of the R post mand that has no swelling or tenderness, vital teeth, and the RL extends up between the roots of the teeth?
1.Traumatic Bone Cyst 2.Aneurysmal Bone Cyst 3. Giant Cell Granuloma
What is the classic sign of a Traumatic Bone Cyst? What is the best Tx?
Boarder Scallops into roots of the teeth…Remove the cyst and CURETTE the borders to stimulate bleeding and healing
What is the Diff Dx:
A small discrete well circumscribed radiolucency is found midway between the roots of the mandibular cuspid and lateral incisor on a 37 year old white male. The patient was asymptomatic and unaware of the lesion…the teeth tested VITAL
1.Lateral Periodontal Cyst (60% in Lower PMs) 2.Ameloblastoma 3.Odontogenic Keratocyst
What are the BIG THREE pathologies associated with MULTILOCULAR RadioLucent lesions??
- Ameloblastoma 2.Giant Cell Granuloma 3.Odontogenic Keratocyst