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Physical and chemical injuries Flashcards

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Common alteration on the buccal mucosa; most likely associated with pressure or frictional irritation:

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linea alba

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Clinical features:

  • Bilateral white line at level of occlusal plane
  • May appear scalloped
  • Common
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Linea alba

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What is the treatment for lines alba?

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None

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Morsicatio buccaraum, morsicato labiorum:

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Chronic mucosal chewing

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Chronic mucosal chewing is often observed in:

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stress/psychological situations

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Clinical features:
- thickened, shredded white areas
- MC on buccal mucosa
- may have areas of erythema or ulceration

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chronic mucosal chewing

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What is the treatment for chronic mucosal chewing?

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Treatment not indicated

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  • Often caused by acute or chronic injury such as a sharp cusp on a tooth
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traumatic ulceration

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_____ ulcers are caused by medication intervention (trauma from dental instrument or anesthesia)

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Iatrogenic ulcers

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Iatrogenic ulcers are an example of:

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traumatic ulceration

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What form of traumatic ulceration is considered histologically unique?

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traumatic ulceration with strom eosinophilia (TUGSE)

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Clinical features:

  • MC on tongue, lips, buccal mucosa
  • area of erythema and fibrinous exudate
  • often appears greater like
  • may have hyperkeratotic collar
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Traumatic ulceration

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Differential diagnosis for traumatic ulcerations: (3)

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  1. deep fungal infection
  2. syphilitic ulcer
  3. squamous cell carcinoma
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Treatment for traumatic ulceration:

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  1. remove source of irritation if present
  2. biopsy for longstanding lesions
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15
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Accounts for 5% of all burn admissions:

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oral cavity electric burns

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Clinical features:

  • MC site in adults: Hands
  • MC site in children: oral cavity- lips more frequent
  • charred area, that becomes necrotic
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electrical burns

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17
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Most common area for electrical burns in adults:

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Hands

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18
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Most common area for electrical burns in children:

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mouth

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19
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  • often occur from hot foods and beverages:
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thermal burns

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Clinical features:

  • MC on palate or posterior buccal mucosa
  • zone of erythema and ulceration
  • necrotic epithelium
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thermal burns

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linea alba

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chronic mucosal chewing

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chronic mucosal chewing

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traumatic ulceration

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25
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electrical burns (child)

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thermal burn

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27
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Treatment for thermal and electrical burns include:

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  • prophylactic antibiotic for severe cases
  • appliances to prevent microstomia
  • surgical intervention
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28
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  • chemicals and drugs placed in the oral cavity that causes caustic injuries:
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Chemical injuries

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29
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Dental related chemical injuries can be due to: (4)

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  1. silver nitrate
  2. formocresol
  3. sodium hypochlorite
  4. acid etch materials
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30
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What common drug can induce a chemical burn?

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aspirin

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31
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Aspirin may cause:

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mucosal necrosis

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32
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Clinical features:
- white areas of epithelial necrosis
- may slough off (tissue)
- mucosal necrosis

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Chemical burn - aspirin

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33
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Treatment for aspirin chemical burn:

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prevent exposure, limit use

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34
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What type of sexual activity may cause trauma to the oral mucosa?

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orogenital

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35
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Clinical features:
- palatal petechia
- fibrous hyperplasia

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oral trauma from sexual acts

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36
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Differential diagnosis for oral trauma caused by sexual acts:

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  1. trauma
  2. violent coughing
  3. platelet abnormalites
  4. viral infections
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37
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Treatment for oral trauma from sexual acts:

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no treatment indicated

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38
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implantation of dental amalgam in oral mucosa:

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amalgam tattoo

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39
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Amalgam tattoos may be incorporated into the oral mucosa in several ways including: (4)

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  1. after restorative procedure
  2. fractured amalgam restorations
  3. contaminated dental floss
  4. endodontic treatment
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40
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Differential diagnosis for amalgam tattoo: (4)

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  1. melanotic macule
  2. melanoma
  3. tattoos
  4. graphite (pencil)
41
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Treatment for amalgam tattoo:

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None if diagnosis is confirmed (biopsy if not)

42
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Anticancer therapy may result in damage to:

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normal tissue

43
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A common site for cancer complications:

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oral cavity

44
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Oral complications of cancer therapy are related to:

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chemotherapy and radiation

45
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Clinical features:
- mucosistis
-hemmorhage
- xerostomia

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Oral complications of cancer therapy

46
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Occurs in 80% of patients treatment with H&N radiation:

47
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Mucositis may present as:

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  • atrophic mucosa
  • edema
  • erythema
48
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Describe the atrophic mucosa seen with mucositis:

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ulcerations and epithelial necrosis

49
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Usually secondary to thrombocytopenia; develops from bone marrow suppression:

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hemmorhage

50
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Salivary glands are sensitive to radiation therapy; this can cause caries:

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xerostomia

51
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Treatment for oral complications of cancer therapy (mucositis):

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  1. topical anesthetics
  2. pain meds
  3. coating agents
52
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treatment for oral complications of cancer therapy (xerostomia):

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  1. sugarless candy
  2. fluoride trays
  3. medications
53
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chemical injury

54
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chemical injury

55
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chemical burn- aspirin

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oral trauma from sex

57
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oral trauma from sex

58
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amalgam tattoo

59
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amalgam tattoo

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oral complication of cancer treatment

61
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oral complications from cancer treatement

62
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Abnormal growth of gingival tissues secondary to use of systemic medication

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drug-related gingival hyperplasia

63
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Drug related gingival hyperplasia is strongly associated with what drugs?

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  1. phenytoin
  2. nifedipine
  3. cyclosporine
64
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Clinical features:
- gingival enlargement that originates in the interdental papilla
- spreads across tooth surface
- edentulous area usually not affected

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Drug-related gingival hyperplasia

65
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Treatment for drug-related gingival hyperplasia:

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  1. discontinuation of offending medication
  2. oral hygeine
  3. surgery
66
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T/F: Drug-induced gingival hyperplasia greatly effects edentulous areas

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false- usually does not affect edentulous areas

67
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Dentur Epulis may also be called:

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  1. epulis fissuratum
  2. inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia
68
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Hyperplasia of fibrous connective tissue due to ill-fitting denture/partial

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Denture epulis

69
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Clinical features:

  • folds of hyperplastic tissue in alveolar vestibule
  • firm and fibrous
  • may be erythmateous
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Denture Epulis

70
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Treatment for denture epulis:

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  1. surgical removal
  2. denture should be remade or relined
71
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Often arises from traumatic event resulting in hemorrhage within tissues:

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Submucosal hemorrhage

72
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Non-traumatic causes of submucosal hemorrhage:

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  1. anticoagulant therapy
  2. thrombocytopenia
  3. viral infections
  4. hemorrhagic disease
73
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Clinical features:

  • petechia
  • purpura
  • ecchymosis
  • hematoma
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submucosal hemorrhage

74
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Minute hemorrhage on skin or mucosa:

75
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Slightly larger area of hemorrhage 4-10 mm

76
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Hemorrhage greater than 1cm:

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ecchymosis

77
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Hemorrhage that produces a large mass:

78
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Treatment for a submucosal hemorrhage:

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  1. may resolve spontaneously
  2. directed at treating the underlying cause
79
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  • several medications may be implicated such as Minocycline, AIDS meds, estrogen, and ketoconazole:
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drug-related discolorations

80
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Clinical features:
- diffuse melanosis of mucosal surfaces
- MC in females

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Drug-related discolorations

81
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Treatment of drug-related discolorations:

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discontinuing medication usually results in regression over time

82
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What are some medications that may cause drug-related discolorations? (4)

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  1. Minocycline
  2. AIDS meds
  3. Estrogen
  4. Ketoconazole
83
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Topical antibiotic in petroleum base produces a foreign-body reaction:

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myospherulosis

84
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Myospherulosis may occur at:

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Surgical extraction site

85
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Clinical features:
- extraction surgical site (mandibular molars)
- occasional facial swelling
- radiograph (circumscribed radiolucency)

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myospherulosis

86
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Treatment for myospherulosis includes:

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surgical removal

87
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drug-related gingival hyperplasia

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denture epulis

89
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denture epulis

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submucosal hemorrhage

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submucosal hemorrhage

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hemorrhage

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drug-related discoloration

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drug-related discoloration

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myospherulosis

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myospherulosis

97
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drug-induced gingival hyperplasia

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