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1
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What is another name for geographic tongue

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Benign migratory glossitis

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The cause of this is unknown, may be induced by stress. Loss of filiform papilla (filiform papilla are atrophic)

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Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis)

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This occurs when the filiform papilla become elongated and may be white, yellow, brown or black

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Hairy tongue

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This disease may be associated with a fungal infection from candida albicans

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Median Rhomboid glossitis

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5
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What is tongue tied called, it is caused by short lingual frenum

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Ankyloglossia

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This is a white lesion, they are raised red dots represent the duct openings of minor salivary glands, it has appearance of coarse, white, wrinkled

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Nicotine stomatitis

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What is the most common oral fungal infection

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Candidiasis

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Which white lesion wipes off?

candidiasis or leukoedema

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Candidiasis

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9
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Candidiasis can occur in patients who are immuno-suppressed, including?

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antibiotic therapy 
chemotherapy 
Denture wearers 
Diabetics 
HIV infection 
Xerostomia
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10
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What type of candidiasis is call “thrush”; superficial candidiasis; infants and elderly

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Pseudomembranous

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What type of candidiasis is red mucosa, often painful, localized or generalized

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Erythematous

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“Acute atrophic candidiasis”

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Erythematous

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13
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What is another name for denture stomatitis

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Chronic atrophic candidiasis

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14
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What type of candidiasis may be due to nutritional deficiencies (such as insufficient riboflavin, vitamin B2)

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Angular cheilitis

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15
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This is white patch or plaque of oral mucosa that cannot be wiped off

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Leukoplakia

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This type of candidiasis are white patches seen on the lateral border of the tongue ( may be the first oral manifestation of HIV disease)

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Hairy leukoplakia

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17
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What is the most common pigmented lesion seen

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Amalgam tattoo

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18
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Intraoral sebaceous (oil) glands, they are small yellow nodules on buccal mucosa and vermilion, seen after puberty

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Fordyce’s granules

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19
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What does oma mean

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New growth

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20
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What is the most common tumor of the oral cavity

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Irritation/ traumatic fibroma

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21
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This connective tissue lesions is pedunculated (stalk-like), warty, soft lesion

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Papilloma

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22
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These tumors are often cauliflower-like in appearance

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Papilloma

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23
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What’s another name for a strawberry birth marks

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Hemangioma

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24
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This is a inflammatory soft tissue lesion that often occurs in pregnant women and are called “pregnancy tumors”

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Pyogenic granuloma

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25
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What are medication involved with hyperplasia

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phenytoin (Dilantin) for seizures
calcium channel blockers (Procardia, nifedipine) for hypertension
Cyclosporine for transplant medication

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26
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These inflammatory soft tissue lesions are “Pulp polyp”

and Asymptomatic

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Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis

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27
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Characteristic skin lesion is the bull’s eye (target) lesion that demonstrates circles of erythema and normal skin tones

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Erythema Multiforme

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28
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The is the most severe form of erythema multiforme

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Stevens-Johnson syndrome

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29
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It has a lace-like white lines, commonly seen on the buccal mucosa. The slender, fine lines are termed Wickham’s straie

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Lichen Planus

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30
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Most common skin lesion is the “butterfly” rash over the nose

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Lupus

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31
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Healing usually lasts 7-14 days-unless the trauma persists

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Traumatic ulcer

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32
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Painful, recurring ulcers seen only on movable mucosa of the oral cavity (the mucosa not covering bone)

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Aphthous Ulcer

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33
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What are the two major forms of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)

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Type 1

Type 2

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34
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Which type of HSV causes oral infections

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Type 1

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35
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Which type of HSV causes genital infections

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Type 2

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36
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The most common type of recurrent oral herpes

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herpes labialis, they occurs on the vermilion borders of the lips

37
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What is herpes labialis often referred to as

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“cold sore” or “fever blister”

38
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Herpes simplex virus can also causes a painful infection of the fingers

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Herpetic Whitlow

39
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This is caused by the coxsackie virus, Vesicles are seen on the soft palate, usually accompanied by fever, malaise, flu-like symptoms

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Herpangina

40
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Caused by the coxsackie virus
Oral lesion are painful, ulcerative vesicles; macules typically appear on the feet,toes, hands and fingers as well
Tx generally not required

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Hand-foot and mouth disease

41
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Caused by the Epstein-Barr virus

Oral manifestations include palatal-petechiae

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Infectious mononucleosis

42
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Caused by the varicella-zoster virus
Primary infections are known as varicella or chickenpox; secondary or reactivated infections are herpes zoster or shingles

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Varicella-Zoster Infections

43
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This is usually unilateral; see painful eruptions of vesicles along the distribution of a sensory nerve, do not cross the midline

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Zoster or shingles

44
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HSV can persist in a latent state found in the what?

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trigeminal ganglion

45
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What is the tx for HSV

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Antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir

46
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What is the most common odontogenic tumor

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Odontoma

47
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Common in middle age, African American females.

Mixed radiopaque/radiolucent lesions seen at the apex of vital teeth, usually mandibular anterior

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Periapical cemental dysplasia (cementoma)

48
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Seen at the apex of a necrotic tooth

Most common cysts of the jaws

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Radicular cyst (periapical cyst)

49
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Radicular cyst that was “left behind”

Tx involves removal of cyst

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Residual cyst

50
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What’s another name for Dentigerous cyst

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Follicular cyst

51
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Seen around the crown of an impacted or unerupted tooth.

Commonly seen with mandibular 3rd molars, also max canines

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Dentigerous cyst (follicular cyst)

52
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Occurs in place of a tooth

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Primordial cyst

53
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Common location is between the roots of mandibular premolars.
Cannot probe this area; males>females

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Lateral periodontal cyst

54
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May appear “heart-shaped” due to presence of anterior nasal spine

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Nasopalatine duct cyst (incisive canal cyst)

55
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Lower lip is the most common site
Clinically appears as a bluish-pink fluid-filled nodule
Caused by the traumatic severance of a salivary gland duct

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Mucocele

56
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Mucocele of the floor of the mouth

Caused by obstruction of Wharton’s duct (sub mandibular salivary gland duct)

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Ranula

57
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A calcification within a gland or duct

Wharton’s duct is the most common site

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Sialolithiasis (salivary stones)

58
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Most common tumor of the salivary glands

Parotid gland most common location

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Benign mixed tumor (pleomorphic ademona)

59
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Autoimmune disorder in which the immune cells attack the exocrine system

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Sjögren’s syndrome

60
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Most common form of oral cancer
Seen on the lateral borders of the tongue and floor
Of the mouth

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Squamous cell carcinoma

61
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Large pulp chamber, location of the furcation is more apical, elongated crown
Commonly seen in people with Down syndrome
“Bull’s tooth”

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Taurodontism

62
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Small teeth

Maxillary lateral incisor is most common “peg lateral”

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Microdontia

63
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Space between two adjacent teeth; may be hereditary

Often seen due to high frenum attachment and muscle pull

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Diastema

64
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Extra teeth in the dentition; hyperdontia

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Supernumerary teeth

65
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What is the most common supernumerary tooth

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Mesiodens

Followed by maxillary molar area (fourth molars, distomolar)

66
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Hereditary disorder of enamel formation

Dentin and pulp appear normal

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Amelogenesis imperfecta

67
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Hereditary disorder of dentin

Radiographically see obliterated pulp (no pulp chambers) chambers and crowns

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Dentinogenesis imperfecta

68
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Which term accurately describes the filiform papilla in a patient with benign migratory glossitis

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Atrophic

69
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A frenectomy may be the recommended protocol for a patient with:

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Anklyoglossia

70
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Which type of oral fungal infection is most asymptomatic?

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Chronic atrophic candidiasis

71
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What is the recommended treatment for a patient with leukoedema?

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No treatment required

72
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Which soft tissue lesion most closely resembles the clinical appearance of the pyogenic granuloma?

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Peripheral giant cell granuloma

73
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What is the main causative factor of an expulis fissuratum?

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ill-fitting denture

74
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All description define chronic hyper plastic pulpitis except one. Which is the exception?

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Patient is extremely symptomatic and uncomfortable

75
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Aphthous ulcers may occur in any of the locations except one. Which is the exception?
A. Buccal mucosa 
B. Tongue
C. Gingiva
D. Soft palate
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Gingiva

76
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Your patient is a 55-year old male who states that his teeth are starting to spread apart. radiographic images reveal cotton-wool radiopacities throughout the skull and mandible. Which condition do you suspect?

A

Paget’s disease

77
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From the choices listed, which tooth would most likely demonstrate enamel pearls? 
A.#1
B.#7
C.#13
D.#27
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Tooth#1

78
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When you stretch the mucosa it makes the opalescence less noticeable

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Leukoedema

79
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Denture stomatitis

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Chronic atrophic candidiasis

80
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What does pedunculated mean

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Stalk-like

81
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This lesion is caused by an ill-fitting denture

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Epulis fissuratum

82
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What does asymptomatic mean

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Non-painful

83
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The initial infection of HSV is termed

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Primary hermetic gingivostomatitis

84
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HSV can persist in a latent state, found in the

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Trigeminal ganglion

85
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How long does heretic whitlow last

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4-6 weeks

86
Q

Bony protuberance on facial and buccal surfaces of the jaws

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Exostoses (outside)

87
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radiographically see cotton-wool radiopacities

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Paget’s disease

88
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This term is complete absence of teeth

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Anodontia

89
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The resulting hypoplastic or hypocalcified permanent tooth is known as

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Turners tooth

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