Diseases
What is described as short, sharp, shooting pain that may increase by laying down or walking upstairs?
Pulpalgia
What is a concentrated area of pus forming as a result of infection due to microorganisms?
Abscess
What is the condition of which a tooth is blocked by a physical barrier, usually by a tooth or bone?
Impaction
What are 2 types of neoplasms?
Benign and malignant tumors
What is the most prevalent chronic disease of humankind?
Periodontal disease
What is an inflammation of the dental pulp, caused by a bacterial infection resulting from caries or fractured teeth?
Pulpitis
What is a raised bruised area?
Hematoma
Congenital disorders are present at ____?
Birth
Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis is a disease referred to as _____?
Trenchmouth
What is an inflammation involving the gingival tissues?
Gingivitis
What results when the pulp has become inflamed and a small pus-like abscess forms in the pulpal canal?
Periapical abscess
What is a fluid filled area?
Blister
What is the loss of substance of a tooth from a wearing away process caused by teeth against teeth?
Attrition
The area where the user of smokeless tobacco places it in the mouth may leave a smooth or scaly white patch called
leukoplakia or snuff-dipper’s keratosis
What is the most common type of gingival disease?
Marginal gingivitis
What is the death of a tissue called?
Necrosis
What is a disruption of the superficial covering of the mucosa or skin caused by biting, denture irritation, toothbrush injury, viruses or other irritants?
Ulcers
What is a loss of tooth substances from a chemical process that does not involve bacteria?
Erosion
What is a viral infection on the tongue with lesions that appear as white and slightly raised?
Hairy Leuoplakia
What is a chronic inflammatory condition that involves the gingiva, crest of the alveolar bone, and periodontal membrane?
Periodontitis
The pus from the periapical abscess follows from the apex, into the jaw bone, and draining into the mouth is referred to as a _____?
Fistula
Large, purplish-red areas caused by blood under the skin or mucosa; turns to a blue or yellow color?
Ecchymoses
What is the condition in one or more teeth may show wear, generally brought about by improper tooth brushing?
Abrasion
What are the herpes simplex viruses that are among common infectious agents?
HSV 1- oral herpes, HSV 2- genital herpes
What usually results from long-continued irritation by food debris, plaque, deep deposits of calculus, or foreign objects such as a toothbrush bristle or popcorn husk being tightly packed in the interproximal spaces or within the walls of a pocket?
Pericoronitis