ORP Midterm I Flashcards
What are three keratinized tissues of the oral cavity?
Gingiva
Tongue dorsum
Hard palate
What word describes an increase in number of cells? An increase in size of cells?
Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy
What word describes an abnormal collection of normally occurring tissue ? Normal tissue in an abnormal location?
Hamartoma
Choristoma
What word describes an accumulation of fluid within epithelial cells of the buccal muscosa?
Leukoedema
What is the term used to describe a tooth that has suffered extensive enamel dysplasia secondary to previous inflammation (or trauma) of the overlying deciduous tooth?
Which teeth are most commonly affected?
Turner’s Tooth
Permanent bicuspids
Who is most at risk for Leukoedema and what is the treatment?
Smokers and African Americans
No treatment needed
How is Leukoedema appear clinically?
A white-bluish tinge of the buccal mucosa but the color disappears when the cheek is stretched.
What is the term that describes abnormal fibrous attachment either between the ventral surface of the tongue and floor of mouth, or the maxial labial frenum?
Ankyloglossia
What is the term/s that describes nonneoplastic growth of nodular dense bone?
Torus/Exostosis
Where are torii normally found?
Midline of palate and lingual surfaces of the mandible
What are the two main reasons for surgical removal of a torus?
Dentures or cosmetics
What’s the term that describes excessive tissue in the area of the incisive foramen, between central incisors?
Incisive Papilla
What asymptomatic vascular findings are more typical in an older patient?
Varicosities
What is the reason behind “hairy tongue”? What are this patients at risk for?
Excess buildup of keratin on tongue dorsum.
Susceptible to staining and candida infection
What is the term to describe a clinical finding of migratory glossitis (pattern changing daily), erythematous patches on the tongue with a white rim?
Geographic Tongue
