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| Elongation and hyperkeratosis of filiform papillae on surface of tongue |
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Definition
| Not sure (many feel pathogenesis is at least as much failure of normal desquamation process as excessive growth of filiform papillae) |
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| Things that can lead to Hairy Tongue |
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Definition
| Smoking, xerostomia, radiation treatment, bacterial or fungal overgrowth |
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| ___% of population has hair tongue |
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Definition
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| Affected tissue of hairy tongue may... |
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Definition
| be limited to linear swath anterior/posterior along midline or fan out in both directions covering whole tongue |
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Definition
| Asymptomatic unless secondarily inflamed/gag |
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| Histologic features hairy tongue |
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Definition
| elongation and hyperkeratosis of filiform papillae, often topped by bacterial colonies |
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| Treatment of hairy tongue |
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Definition
| periodic scraping or brushing of dorsum of tongue |
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| Prognosis of hairy tongue |
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Definition
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| Definition of lingual varices |
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Definition
| Abnormally dilated and tortuous superficial veins on tongue |
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Term
| How common are lingual varices? |
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Definition
| very - 2/3 of patients over 60 |
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| Clinical features of lingual varices |
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Definition
| asymptomatic; multiple blue-purple, elevated or papular blebs on ventral and lateral border of tongue |
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Term
| True or False: Lingual Varices are associated with systemic hypertension or other cardiopulomnary diseases |
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Definition
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| Histology of lingual varices |
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Definition
Dilated thin-walled vein lined by single layer of flattened endothelial cells; wall has little smooth muscle
(may be filled with blood, thrombus which may be in process of organizing, or phlebolith) |
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| Treatment of lingual varices |
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Definition
| None (Unless symptomatic then simple excision) |
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Definition
| Localized bony protuberances arising from cortical plate |
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Definition
| dense viable generally lamellar cortical bone (sometimes fibrovascular CT) |
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Term
| Defintion of buccal exostoses |
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Definition
| bilateral row of bony hard nodules along facial aspect of maxillary and/or mandibular alveolar ridge |
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Term
| Up to ___% of adults have buccal exostoses |
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Definition
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| Palatal exostoses definition |
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Definition
| bony protuberances from palatal aspect of tuberosities |
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Term
| Solitary exostoses definition |
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Definition
| anywhere on jaws - probably reactive |
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Term
| Reactive subpontine exostoses definition |
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Definition
| under pontic, probably also reactive |
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Term
| Torus palatinus definition |
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Definition
| Torus occurring in midline of vault of hard palate |
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Term
| Etiology of tous palatinus |
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Definition
| Unknown, possibly hereditary and/or environmental |
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Term
| Prevalence of torus palatinus in population is... |
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Definition
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| What are the most common races that have torus palatinus? |
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Definition
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| Torus palatinus is more common in males or females? |
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Definition
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| Treatment of torus palatinus |
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Definition
Clinical diagnosis
No biopsy
No treatment needed |
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Term
| Torus mandibularis definition |
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Definition
| Occurring on lingual aspect of mandible above mylohyoid line in region of premolars |
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Term
| Occurs bilaterally in over ___% of cases |
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Definition
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| ____% of population have torus mandibularis |
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Definition
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Term
| torus mandibularis prevalent in which races? |
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Definition
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Term
| True or False: There is a slight male predilection in torus mandibularis |
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Definition
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Term
| Lingual Mandibular salivary gland depression definition |
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Definition
| focal concavity of cortical bone on lingual surface of mandible |
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Term
| What are other names for lingual mandibular salivary gland depression? |
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Definition
| Stafne Defect, Stafne Bone Cyst, Latent Bone Cyst, Static Bone Defect |
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Term
| Lingual mandibular salivary gland depression seen most in which gender? |
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Definition
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Term
| Location of lingual mandibular salivary gland depression: |
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Definition
| posterior mandible below mandibular canal and b/t molars and angle of mandible |
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Term
| LMSGD can be seen radiographically as |
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Definition
| well-circumscribed radiolucency inferior to mandibular canal; often sclerotic rolled border |
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Term
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Definition
| Superimposed on apices of mandibular anterior teeth mimicking periapical inflammatory disease |
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Term
| Histological features of LMSGD - |
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Definition
| Normal submandibular gland (Less freq. replaced by CT, muscle, fat, or lymphoid tissue) |
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| Treatment and prognosis of LMSGD - |
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