Screening Flashcards
When would you do an extra oral exam?
new patients
review patients
if patient reports changes
if you notice changes
what is the most common benign lesion?
aphthous ulceration
appearance of aphthous ulceration
small
singular
can arise in crops
symptoms of aphthous ulceration
pain
longevity of aphthous ulceration
2 weeks
aetiology of aphthous ulceration
stress
hormones
predisposed
cyclical waves
lipoma appearance
ball of fat
squishy
mobile
lipoma symptoms
no pain/ tenderness
can get large and interfere with mastication
lipoma location
anywhere but often buccal mucosa
longevity of lipoma
long time
mucocele appearance
small cyst
mucocele symptoms
can grow
traumatised if bitten
mucocele location
lower lip
inside cheek
mucocele aetiology
trauma
small rupture in salivary gland
how does a small rupture in a salivary gland lead to a mucocele?
it drains saliva into tissue rather than duct
epulis appearance?
swelling on gum
normally a granuloma
epulis aetiology?
irregular leg of amalgam restoration
leaf fibroma appearance?
flattened growth developed from small peduncle
leaf fibroma aetiology?
underneath ill-fitting dentures - chronic irritation
denture induced hyperplasia appearance
extra folds of tissue that engulfs inner and outer surfaces of denture
denture induced hyperplasia symptoms
ulcerates and becomes painful
denture induced hyperplasia aetiology
ill-fitting dentures worn 24/7
papillary hyperplasia appearance
overgrowth of palatal tissue
papillary hyperplasia symptoms
often candida infection
papillary hyperplasia aetiology
instable denture so rotates at post dam region - no seal, suction affect gives displacement on palate
papilloma symptoms
discomfort, overgrowth of mucosa
papilloma aetiology
low risk HPV
virus particles invade underlying epithelia
torus palatinus appearance
hard tissue lesion
torus palatinus symptoms
thin irritable mucosa
torus palatinus aetiology
concentric lamellae of bone
torus palatinus location
midline of hard palate
torus palatinus longevity
slow growth
tori mandibularis location
lingual aspect of alveolus bilaterally
tori mandibularis appearance
not always symmetrical
tori mandibularis longevity
bigger with age
