Introdution of preliminary diagnosis of oral lesions
A small, elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter that contains serous fluid.
what is a vesicle?
A nonspecific response to in to injury that involves the microcirculation and its blood cells
What is inflammation?
An intraosseous lesion that shows up on a radiograph as a radiolucent, and is not considered a “true cyst” because it lacks an epithelial lining.
What is a pseudocyst?
A benign tumor made up of fat cells.
What is a lipoma?
The term used for an abnormally large tongue
What is macroglossia
Clusters of ectopic sebaceous glands that appear as tiny yellow papules and are most commonly found on the lips and buccal mucosa
What is fordyce granules?
The first white blood cells to arrive at an injury, making up most of the WBC population
What are neutrophils?
A developmental change where the root or crown, creating an unusual curve or bend.
What is a dilaceration?
A malignant type of cancer that occurs in melanocytes and is usually from prolonged sun exposure.
What is a melanoma?
The symptom usually associated with uncontrolled diabetes
What is xerostomia?
A variant of normal that gives color to the skin, eyes, hair mucosa and gingiva
What is melanin pigmentation?
The three terms used to describe chronic, self-induced injuries to the lip, cheek and tongue
What are morsicatio laborum, buccarum, and linguarum?
A defect in enamel formation that makes part of the enamel look chalky or poorly mineralized, often seen as white patches on the middle third of the crown.
What is enamel hypocalcification?
A malignant cartilage tumor that can form in the maxilla or mandible.
What is a chondrosarcoma?
A disorder of carbohydrate (glucose) metabolism and is characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels
What is diabetes?
A lesion that extends beyond the distinct area and is defined as many lobes or parts that are somewhat fused together, often resembling soap bubbles.
What is a multiocular lesion?
A sun related degeneration of the lip tissue, most often on the lower lip that causes dryness, cracking, and paleness in vermilion border,
What is solar (actinic) cheilitis?
A condition where a primary tooth becomes fused directly to the surrounding bone, stopping it from naturally loosening and falling out.
What are ankylosed teeth?
A lesion made of enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp that is considered the most common odontogenic tumor.
What is an odontoma?
Hyperpituitarism can have oral manifestations such as an anterior open bite and…
What is enlarged maxilla/mandible, macroglossia, thickened lips, etc.
The diagnosis category that includes nutritional deficiencies as common conditions
What is therapeutic diagnosis?
The lesion seen in most younger patients with a slight female predilection, thought to arise from improper exteriorization of junctional epithelium and clinically resembles a pyogenic granuloma
What is localized juvenile spongiotic gingivitis (LJSG)?
A developmental issue where the enamel organ folds into the forming tooth before it hardens, creating a small “tooth within a tooth” appearance.
What is dens in dente?
A benign growth of cementum that attaches directly to the root of a vital tooth, usually causing pain and appearing on a radiograph as a well defined radiopaque mass with a surrounding radiolucent halo.
What is a cementoblastoma?
Clinical features of this autoimmune disease include a rounded “moon” face, “buffalo hump” on the upper back, hypertension and hyperglycemia.
What is hypercortisolism (Cushing Syndrome)