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Common Oral Lesions
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03/08/2009

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Term
abcess
Definition
pustule in varied locations, painful, may have systemic symptoms
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reactive fibroangiomatous hyperplasia (pyogenic granuloma)
Definition
reaction lesion due to poor hygiene, rapid growth, red-blue, ulcerated, commonly on gingiva, common during pregnancy and puberty
Term
polypoid fibrous hyperplasia
Definition
reactive lesion due to chronic irritation, slow growing, dome shaped, firm or spongy, painless unless inflamed
Term
salivary extravasation phenomenon
Definition
salivary gland makes saliva, duct is blocked, usually on lower lip in kids, swelling followed by rupture and drainage
Term
papilloma
Definition
reactive, caused by HPV, white/pink, rough, wart-like, exophytic, pedunculated
Term
verruca vulgaris
Definition
like papilloma but braoder based, higher recurrence, more transmissible
Term
inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia
Definition
reactive, caused by trauma due to ill-fitting dentures, painless, affects vestibular mucosa
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inflammatory papillary hyperplasia
Definition
reactive process due to poorly fitting dentures or 24 hour wear, associated with Candida albicans, red, edematous, on hard palate
Term
minor aphthous stomatitis
Definition
canker sores, buccal & labial most common, painful, erythematous halo
Term
recurrent herpes simplex
Definition
cold sores, on keratinized mucosa, no systemic symptoms, related to stress, sun exposure
Term
oral lichen planus
Definition
bilateral, mucosal soreness, reticular, plaque-like, erosive/bullous
Term
focal keratosis
Definition
thickened keratin layer in traumatized area
Term
smokeless tobacco lesion
Definition
granular, wrinkled, white, red/ulcerated, appears where tobacco is placed, resolve with habit elimination
Term
nicotinic stomatitis
Definition
diffuse white appearance on hard palate due to increased keratin
Term
actinic keratosis
Definition
solar chelitis, lips appear pale and mottled, more prominent on lower lip, related to sun exposure
Term
hairy tongue
Definition
colored elongations of filiform papillae on dorsal tongue, due to lack of mechanical stimulation on tongue
Term
candidosis
Definition
most common oral fungal infection, usually candida albicans, 50% of healthy ppl have it, infection develops in immunosuppressed
Term
pseudomembranous candidosis
Definition
thrush, white, curdlike material on mucosa, burning and metalic taste
Term
chronic atrophic candidosis
Definition
poor denture hygiene, erythematous mucosa, asymptomatic
Term
hyperplastic candidosis
Definition
white lesion that does not wipe off, found on buccal mucosa, resolves w/antifungal
Term
angular chelitis
Definition
tenderness, erythema, fissuring at labial commisures, usually caused by Candida albicans
Term
atrophic glossitis
Definition
due to candidosis or Vit B deficiency, smooth, red tongue, pain and burning, associated w/candidosis
Term
median rhomboid glossitis
Definition
red diamond shaped area at junction of anterior 2/3 of tongue w/posterior 1/3, asymptomatic
Term
petechiae
Definition
multiple, discrete, hemorrhagic spots less than 2mm in diameter, red, nonpalpable, associated w/trauma, virus or bleeding disorder
Term
amalgam tatoo
Definition
due to amalgam fragments in the tissue, may be detected on radiograph, does not blanch, not palpable
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