Red & White Lesions- Dr. Flores Flashcards
1
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Frictional Hyperkeratosis
A
- occurs in areas that are commonly traumatized
- chronic rubbing or friction
- lips
- lateral tongue
- buccal mucosa
- macrophages & epithelial cells produce IL-8
- causes overexpression of keratinocyte chemokine (KC)
2
Q
What condition?
A
Frictional Keratosis
(hyperkeratosis without dysplasia)
3
Q
Management of a white lesion suspected to be from mechanical irritation
A
- remove source of irritation
- will regress in absence of stimulus
- patient returns in 2-3 weeks
- If lesion has not regressed=biopsy
4
Q
What condition?
A
Frictional Hyperkeratosis
5
Q
Leukoplakia
A
- when you cannot
- identify source of white lesion
- diagnose as any other condition
- White lesion that does not rub off
- Clinical TERM only
- no diagnostic meaning
- never seen on biopsy report as diagnosis
- no diagnostic meaning
- most common premalignant oral manifestation-85%
6
Q
Benign Alveolar Ridge Keratosis
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- on edentulous alveolar ridge
- Hyperkeratosis w/o dysplasia
- similar to frictional hyperkeratosis
- usually in patients who do not wear dentures
- retromolar pod
- Hyperkeratosis w/o dysplasia
7
Q
Hairy Tongue
A
- overgrowth of the dorsal tongue
- filiform papillae
- Predisposing factors:
- Broad spectrum antibiotics
- oxygenating mouth rinses
- smoking
- radiation
- stem cell transplant
- Management:
- identify & eliminate predisposing factor
- improve oral health
- tongue scraper
8
Q
What condition?
A
Benign Alveolar Ridge Keratosis
9
Q
What condition?
A
Hairy Tongue
10
Q
What condition?
A
Hairy Tongue
11
Q
Smokeless Tobacco Keratosis
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- Associated with
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- most common malignancy from smokeless tobacco
- Verrucous carcinoma
- snuff dipper’s canncer
- uncommon
- low-grade malignancy
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Clinical features
- stretching reveals snuff pouch (tobacco pouch)
- soft fissured gray-white lesion that blends in with surrounding mucosa
- induration (hardened), pain, and ulceration are NOT associated
12
Q
What condition?
A
Smokeless Tobaccoo Keratosis
13
Q
What condition?
A
Smokess Tobacco Keratosis
14
Q
What condition?
A
Smokeless Tobacco Keratosis
15
Q
Oral Submucous Fibrosis
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- Pale, Marble-like stiff mucous in betel quid users
- precancerous condition
- Chief complain
- trismus and generalized oral burning sensation
- intolerance to spicy foods
- Betel Chewers Mucosa
- not precancerous
- Brown-red mucosa
- Betal quid lichenoid lesions
- tooth staining
- attrition
- perio