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A circumscribed area of altered or diseased tissue.
What is a lesion?
To perform oral cancer screening, recognize abnormalities, record findings, refer to appropriate professional.
What is the role of the dental hygienist?
A variant of normal. History of trauma. Present and unchanged for many years.
What is a low risk lesion?
Tingling, numbness, pain. Chronic. Indurated or hard. Ulcerated.
Clinical features of a high risk lesion?
Periodontist. Oral Surgeon. Oral Med Specialist. ENT. MD.
What are referral Pathways?
Is spread through sexual contact and related to 25-35% of oral cancers.
What is HPV?
Often the most frequently visited oral health care professional.
What is the Dental Hygienist?
Consistent in apperance/color/texture. Symmetrical.
What is healthy tissue?
Head & Neck exam. Soft tissue exam. Visual exam. Palpation. Client history.
What are tools for cancer detection?
Tobacco and alcohol.
What increases the risk for soft tissue cancer?
Diagnosing lesions.
What is NOT in the scope of dental hygiene practice?
Allows other clinicians to locate the lesion.
What is the importance of a detailed Anatomic Location?
Regular. Well defined. Diffuse. Circular. Oval.
What is how to define a lesions Border?
White. Red. Blue. Black. Purple.
What is lesion colors?
Same color throughout.
What is homogenous?
Elevated. Depressed. Flat.
Rough. Smooth. Crusted. Verrucous or wart like. Papillary. Corrugated.
What is Texture of a lesion?
Mobile. Hard. Hard. Firm. Soft.
What is the consistency of the lesion?
Narrow stalk like a mushroom.
What is pedunculated?
Small oval structure that filters waste.
What is a lymph node?
What is lymphadenopathy?
Structure located under the chin.
What is the submental lymph node?
Hard, Large, Fixed or Multiple Lymph Nodes.
What is reasons for an immediate referral?
Lower lip. Lateral border of the tongue. Floor of the mouth. Soft palate. Gingiva. Under dentures.
What are common oral cancer sites?
White lesion. Possible precursor to cancer.
What is a leukoplakia?