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a focal area of colour change, not elevated/depressed |
macule |
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a solid, raised lesion <5mm in diameter |
papule |
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a solid, raised lesion >5mm in diameter |
nodule |
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a tumor/growth whose base is the widest part |
sessile |
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a tumor/growth whose base is narrower than the widest part |
pedunculated |
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a tumor/growth with numerous surface projections |
papillary |
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a tumor/growth with a rough, warty surface |
verrucous |
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a superficial blister <5mm, filled with clear liquid |
vesicle |
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a large blister, >5mm |
bulla |
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a blister filled with purulent exudate |
pustule |
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a lesion with loss of surface epithelium (and sometimes underlying connective tissue) |
ulcer |
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a superficial lesion with partial/total loss of surface epithelium |
erosion |
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a narrow, slit-like groove |
fissure |
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a slightly elevated, flat-surface lesion |
plaque |
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round, pinpoint hemorrhage |
petechia |
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a large, non-elevated hemorrhage; a bruise |
ecchymosis |
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vascular lesion due to dilatation of a superficial vessel |
telangiectasia |
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pathologic, epithelium-lined cavity filled with liquid/semi-solid |
cyst |
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radiolucent lesion with one single compartment |
unilocular |
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radiolucent lesion with several compartments |
multilocular |
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therapeutic approach to cleft lip in an infant |
surgical repair in first month |
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therapeutic approach to cleft palate in an infant |
surgical repair in first 18 months |
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treatment for commissural lip pits |
no treatment |
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syndrome which includes Double Lip as a component |
Ascher syndrome |
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cause of an acquired double lip |
lip-sucking habit |
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triad of Ascher syndrome |
double lip, blepharochalasis (sagging eyelids), nontoxic goiter |
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collections of sebaceous glands on oral mucosa |
Fordyce granules |
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most common locations of Fordyce granules |
buccal mucosa, lateral vermillion border |
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diffuse, gray-white, milky, opalescent mucosa; folded streaks |
leukedema |
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common location of leukedema |
bilateral buccal mucosa |
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how to differentiate leukedema vs leukoplakia |
stretch test: leukedema will disappear/reduce |
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abnormally small tongue |
microglossia |
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enlargement of the tongue |
macroglossia |
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syndromes with macroglossia as a component (2) |
Beckwith-Wiedemann; Down |
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short, thick lingual frenum that limits tongue movement |
ankyloglossia |
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treatment for ankyloglossia |
electrocautery/excision of frenum |
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mass of thyroid tissue on posterior dorsum of tongue |
lingual thyroid |
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which gender more frequently gets lingual thyroid |
female |
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best way to diagnose lingual thyroid
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thyroid scan with iodine or technetium isotopes |
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treatment for lingual thyroid |
none needed |
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numerous grooves on dorsal tongue, 2-6mm deep |
fissured/scrotal tongue |
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accumulation of keratin on filliform papillae of tongue |
hairy tongue |
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name 2 habits that can cause hairy tongue |
smoking; poor oral hygiene |
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name 2 iatrogenic causes of hairy tongue |
xerostomia; H&N radiotherapy |
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name 2 causes for the staining of hairy tongue |
pigment-producing bacteria; tobacco |
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abnormally dilated & tortuous veins |
varicosities |
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most common varicosity in elderly |
sublingual varix |
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esthetic treatment for varicosities |
sclerotherapy |
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main arterial branch extending into superficial submucosa, without reducing diameter |
caliber-persistent artery |
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location of caliber-persistent artery |
lip mucosa |
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symptom of coronoid hyperplasia |
limited mandibular movement (due to impingement on zygoma) |
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uncommon malformation resulting in excess growth of condyle
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condylar hyperplasia |
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congenital/acquired underdevelopment of condyle |
condylar hypoplasia |
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localized bony protuberances from cortical plate |
exostoses |
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exostosis on midline of palatal vault |
torus palatinus |
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common complication of torus palatinus |
ulceration of thin overlying mucosa after trauma |
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common exostosis above mylohyoid, premolar region |
torus mandibularis |
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syndrome in which stylohyoid elongation is a component |
Eagle Syndrome (Stylalgia) |
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intraoral lymphoid tissue on posterior lateral tongue |
oral tonsil |
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cancer risk for oral tonsil |
HPV-related SCC |
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redundant tissue on maxillary frenum; 1-2mm papule |
frenal tag |
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2-4mm raised area of alveolar mucosa lingual to cuspids |
retrocuspid papilla |
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developmental concavity of mandible, forming accessory submandibular gland |
Stafne defect |
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common cause of salivary gland tissue hyperplasia |
long-term edentulous space where gland tissue protrudes into |
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soft tissue cyst in upper lip, lateral to midline (beneath ala of nose)
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nasolabial cyst |
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origin of nasolabial cyst |
remnants of nasolacrimal duct |
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intraosseous cyst on midline of anterior palate |
nasopalatine duct cyst (incisive canal cyst) |
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origin of nasopalatine duct cyst |
embryonic nasopalatine duct |
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what tissue is incisive papilla cyst found in |
soft tissue only; no radiographic findings |
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"sebaceous" cyst of skin (rarely intraoral), lined by stratified squamous epithelium |
epidermoid cyst |
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painless doughy mass around skin of eyes, neck, floor of mouth |
dermoid cyst |
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cyst lined by epidermis-like epithelium, containing dermal adnexal structures |
dermoid cyst |
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a cyst anywhere from the base of the tongue, to anterior midline of neck |
thyroglossal tract cyst |
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surgical excision of portion of hyoid bone to reduce cyst recurrence |
Sistrunk procedure |
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cysts that develop where oral tonsils are found |
oral lymphoepithelial cysts |
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5mm yellowish/tan submucosal mass on floor of mouth, lateral border of tongue, soft palate, oropharynx |
oral lymphoepithelial cyst |
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when salivary gland epithelium is found in lymphoid nodes |
brachial cleft cyst |
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location of brachial cleft cysts |
lateral of neck, anterior to SCM |
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when brachial cleft cysts occur |
late childhood - early adulthood |
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cancer to suspect in brachial cleft cysts |
metastatic carcinoma |
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significant unilateral enlargement of the face due to overgrowth of one or more body parts |
hemihyperplasia |
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progressive decrease in one side of the face |
progressive hemifacial atrophy |
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possible causes of hemifacial atrophy |
nerve dysfunction, trauma, infection, systemic sclerosis |
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two common signs of hemifacial atrophy |
hyperpigmented skin; furrowed midline forhead |
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painless, unilateral enlargement of maxilla + fibrous hyperplasia of overlying gingiva |
segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia |
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two oral signs of segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia |
prominent upper lip; developing maxillary premolars missing |
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when segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia is discovered |
usually during childhood (when development is occuring so asymmetry starts to show) |