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| List the general causes of inflammation of the oral cavity |
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Definition
| Aphthous ulcers, herpetic stomatitis, and oral canididasis |
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| Causes of aphthous ulcers |
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Definition
| stress, fever, or ingestion of certain foods |
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| Causes of herpetic stomatitis |
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Definition
| herpes simplex type I (or less commonly type II) |
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| Causes of oral candidiasis |
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Definition
| hyperkeratotic white plaque |
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| Erythroplasia (definition) |
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Term
| leukoplakia and erythroplasia relationship to carcinoma of the oral cavity |
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Definition
| chronic irritation leads to carcinoma |
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| Incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity |
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| common anatomic locations of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity |
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Definition
| lip, anterior floor of the mouth, tongue, and palate. |
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Term
| etiologic factors of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity |
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Definition
| leukoplakia/erythroplasia, tobacco use, alcohol abuse, Human papillomavirus (types 16, 18, 11), prolonged irritation. |
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Term
| Clinical course of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity |
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Definition
| Prognosis relates to location of tumor (lower lip better prognosis than tongue), degree of differentiation and stage (extent of disease). |
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| an indurated, white area on the mucosal surface of the oral cavity as seen in this image is MOST suggestive of |
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