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Most common oral precancerous lesion

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Leukoplakia

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Leukoplakia most commonly found on

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Lip vermilion, buccal mucosa, gingiva

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Which area’s leukoplakia show highest chances of dysplasia

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Tongue, floor of the mouth

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Variants of leukoplakia

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Homogenous (most common), granular, speckeled, verrucous

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Which type of leukoplakia has highest risk of malignant transformation to Squamous cell carcinoma

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Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia

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Hyperchromatism, pleomorphism, dyskeratosis

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Leukoplakia

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Which gender shows high risk of malignancy from leukoplakia

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Female

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Benign white lesion associated with HIV pts, can occur in immunosuppressed pts

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Hairy leukoplakia

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Cause for hairy leukoplakia

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Epstein-Barr virus

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Wrinkled in vertical direction, white asymptomatic patch, bilaterally on lateral surface of tongue

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Hairy leukoplakia

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Chronic inflammatory mucocutaneous, T cell mediated

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Lichen planus

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Looks like lichen planus but caused by dental material, stress, medications

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Lichenoid mucositis

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Most common types of lichen planus

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Reticular, erosive

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On skin purple, pruritic, polygonal, papules on flexor surface of extremities, genital mucosa, nails

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Lichen planus

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Common location for lichen planus

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Buccal mucosa bilaterally

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Most common form of lichen planus

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Reticular

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Asymptomatic bilateral white papules connect and form network

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Reticular lichen planus

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Wickham Striae

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Lichen planus

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Erosive lichen planus only affecting gingiva

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Desquamative gingivitis

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Erythematous, atrophic areas with central ulceration bordered by thin,white radiating striae

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Erosive lichen planus

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Symptomatic form of lichen planus

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Erosive

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Saw tooth appearance of rete pegs, degeneration of basal cell layer Hydropic degeneration

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Lichen planus

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Civatte bodies, hyaline bodies

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Lichen planus

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Bandlike infiltration of inflammatory cells

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Lichen planus

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Common sequela of pts who undergo allogenic bone marrow transplantation
Graft-versus-host disease
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Features minic to sjorgan’s syndrome, SLE and scleroderma
Chronic GVHD
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Fine reticular network of white striae that mimic oral lichen planus
Graft-versus-host disease
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Bone marrow transplant pts have increased risk for
Epithelial dysplasia, squamous cell carcinoma
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To prevent GVHD pts preparing for BMT undergo
T cell depletion of graft & prophylactic tx with immunosuppresants
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Form of keratosis on hard palate due to heat of pipe/cigar smoking
Nicotine Stomatitis
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Palatal mucosa diffusely gray or white with numerous slightly elevated papules
Nicotine stomatitis
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Form of hyperkeratosis caused by nitrosamines & hydrocarbons
Snuff pouch/ Smokeless tobacco keratosis
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Mucosa granular to wrinkled, white it gray plaque
Snuff pouch
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Most common area of involvement for snuff pouch
Mucobuccal fold of mand in incisor or molar region
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High risk , precancerous condition, chronic progressive scarring of oral mucosa
OSMF
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Associated with chwing of betel quid , paan & gutka
OSMF
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Fibrosis of underlying submucosal tissue
OSMF
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Induced fibroblasts proliferation, upregulated collagen shnthesis, downregulated collagenase production
OSMF
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Blotchy, marblelike pallor and progressive stiffness
OSMF
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Palpable fibrous bands running vertically on buccal mucosa
OSMF
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Stiff mucosa, trismus
OSMF
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Most affected sites for OSMF
Buccal mucosa, retromolar area, soft palate
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Mild OSMF treatment
Intralesional corticosteroids
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Moderate to severe OSMF tx
Surgical splitting or excision of fibrous bands
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20% increased risk of development of squamous cell carcinoma
OSMF
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Inflammatory reaction on oral mucosa caused by artificial cinnamon flavouring
Cinnamon contact stomatitis
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For exposure affected mucosa becomes superficial white wrinkled appearance
Chemical burn
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White plaque, unpleasant taste, burning sensation
Uremic stomatitis
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Tx for uremic stomatitis
Mildly acidic mouth rinse, topical anesthetic
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Common oppurtunistic oral mycotic infection
Candidiasis
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Most common oral fungal infection
Candidiasis
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Most common form of candidiasis
Pseudomembranous(thrush)
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Adherent diffuse white mucosal plaque on cheek palate and tongue
Candidiasis
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Plaque that can be wiped off leaving raw ulcerated and bleeding surface
Candidiasis
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Type of candidiasis that can not be rubbed off
Chronic Hyperplastic candidiasis
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Most common location for chronic hyperplastic candidiasis
Anterior buccal mucosa
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Exfoliative cytology, hyphae
Candidiasis
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Asymptomatic, multiple benign erythematous depapillated lesions surrounded by white borders on tongue
Geographic tongue
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Marked accumulation of ketatin on filiform papillae on dorsal tongue, haur like appearance
Hairy tongue
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Tx for hairy tongue
Remove etiological factors, keratolytic agents, brushing tongue
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Yellowish white malodorous plaque like material, can not be scraped off
Saburral tongue
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Ectopic sebaceous glands asymptomatic papules yellow white
Fordyce’s granules
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Oral mucosal condition occurs more in blacks than whites
Leukoedema
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Lesion disappears when mucosa stretched
Leukoedema
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Increased thickening of epi and intra cellular edema of spinous layer
Leukoedema
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Genetically inherited, asymptomatic, thick, white, corrugated, spongy, diffuse plaque on buccal mucosa bilterally
Wgite sponge nevus
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Autoimmune multisystem disease
Lupus erythematous
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Lesions disc shaped Atrophic with hyperkeratotic margins
Discoid lupus erythematous
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Butterfly shaped erythematous rash/ malar rash
Systemic lupus erythematous
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Kidney lesions glomerulobephritis & renal failure
Systemic lupus erythematous
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Avoid sun exposure, UV light increases activity of this condition
Lupus erythematous
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Hyperkeratotic white lesion related to chronic rubbing or friction
Frictional keratosis
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Most common locations for frictional keratosis
Edentulous ridge, retromolar pad, buccal mucosa, lateral tongue & lips
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Bilateral asymptomatic white lines along occlusal plane
Linea alba
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Squamous papilloma caused by
HPV type 6 & 11
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Soft, asymptomatic, pink to white exophytic nodule or cauliflower appearance with multiple finger like projections
Squamous papilloma
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Asymptomatic papule or nodule with papillary projections or pebbly surface
Verruca Vulgaris (common wart)

Oral Pathology (18 decks)

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