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usually caused by periapical inflammatory disease in overlying deciduous tooth

Turner's hypoplasia

Which teeth are most commonly affected by Turner's hypoplasia?


-permanent bicuspids (due to periapical inflammatory disease in overlying primary molar)


-permanent maxillary centrals due to trauma of overlying primary centrals



Enamel hypoplasia that affects the anterior and posterior teeth due to congenital syphillis



Syphilitic hypoplasia



Anterior teeth affected by syphilitic hypoplasia are called _________ ________.


Hutchinson's incisors


Posterior teeth affected by syphilitic hypoplasia are called _________ __________.


Mulberry molars


Hutchinson's incisors and mulberry molars are characteristics of ________ ________.


syphilitic hypoplasia

Anterior teeth with screwdriver shaped crowns that are more narrow incisally than they are cervically


"Hutchinson's incisors" due to congenital syphilis



Posterior teeth with disorganized occlusal surface anatomy resembling a mulberry


"Mulberry molars" due to congenital syphilis


Loss of tooth structure caused by tooth-to-tooth contact during occlusion and mastication



Attrition


________ may be accelerated by poor quality of absent enamel, premature contacts, intraoral abrasives and grinding habits.


Attrition


__________ is a physiologic process and is NOT pathologic.


Attrition


Why is pulp exposure and sensitivity rare in cases of attrition?


Secondary dentin formed on the pulpal surface


An amalgam restoration that has worn down and is equal with the surrounding tooth structure suggests _______


Attrition


A knife-edge lingual surface on mandibular incisors is characteristic of ________


Attrition


________ is a pathologic loss of tooth structure secondary to the action of an external agent; most commonly caused by tooth-brushing.


Abrasion


V-shaped grooves at the gingival margin are unaffected soft tissue are characteristic of ______


Abrasion

Loss of tooth structure caused by a chemical process (acid in food/drink or regurgitation)

Erosion


GERD causes


Erosion of occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth


Bullemia causes



Erosion of lingual surfaces of teeth


Acidic drinks cause

Erosion of facial surfaces of maxillary anteriors

___________ generally does not affect restorative materials (amalgam would be higher than surrounding tooth structure).

Erosion

What are the two possible causes of internal resorption?


Injury to pulpal tissues due to


1) physical trauma or


2) caries-related pulpitis



Rare and asymptomatic ; occurs due to inflammation of the pulp


Internal resportion

The most common pattern of internal resorption

Inflammatory resorption: Pink tooth of Mummery (coronal pulp is affected)


How is internal resorption diagnosed and treated?



Diagnosed radiographically, treated endodontically.


What are the histopathological featuers of both internal and external resportion?


-Vascularized connective tissue


-Inflammatory infiltrate



Is external or internal resorption more common?


External

List some causes of external resorption:


-Cysts


-Trauma


-Ortho


-Periradicular inflammation



"Moth-eaten" loss of tooth structure usually in the apical or midportions of the root



External resorption



Treatment for external resorption:



-identify and eliminate cause


-endo



Cessation of eruption after emergence due to anatomic fusion of cementum with the alveolar bone: PDL is absent


Ankylosis


What is the peak incidence for ankylosis?


8-9 years of age

What tooth is most commonly ankylosed?

Mandibular deciduous first molar (may prevent eruption of permanent premolars)


Occlusal plane is below adjacent dentition, no PDL, may cause occlusal and periodontal problems


Ankylosis


Why don't ankylosed teeth respond to ortho? What is treatment for ankylosis?



Because they are fused to the alveolar bone; treated with extraction/ prosth



Which is more common: hypodontia or hyperdontia?


HYPOdontia


Lack of development of one of more teeth often due to genetic or environmental factors; female predilection


hypodontia


Is the permanent or deciduous dentition more affected by hypodontia?


permanent

Which teeth are most commonly affected by hypodontia?

3rd molars > 2nd premolars > lateral incisors

A patient with anodontia should be evaluated for __________ ___________.

ectodermal dysplasia

Supernumerary teeth

Hyperdontia

Are permanent or deciduous dentition more affected by hyperdontia?

permanent

90% of cases of hyperdontia (supernumerary teeth) are in the ______ ________ region.

maxillary anterior

Which teeth are most commonly supernumerary (hyperdontia) ?

maxillary incisors > maxillary 4th molars > mandibular 4th molars

Unlike hypodontia, hyperdontia usually involves ....

only a single tooth (hypodontia is often multiple missing teeth)

Hyperdontia is positively correlated with _____________.

macrodontia

What is the sex predilection for hyperdontia?

M>F

___________ occurs more often in females, ____________ in males.

hypodontia - females


hyperdontia - males

What are the 3 clinical forms of hyperdontia?

1) mesiodens


2) paramolars


3) natal teeth

____________ are supernumerary teeth located in the maxillary anterior incisor region between #8 and #9

Mesiodens

____________ are supernumerary teeth located buccal or lingual to a molar tooth.

Paramolar

What teeth are most commonly microdonts?

1) max lateral incisor


2) 3rd molars

A single enlarged tooth in which the tooth count is normal when the anomalous tooth is counted as one

gemination

gemination is most common in the _________ _________ region.

anterior maxillary

A single enlarged tooth in which the tooth count reveals a missing tooth when the anomalous tooth is counted as one

fusion

Fusion is most commonly observed in the ________ ___________ region.

anterior mandibular

Union of two adjacent teeth by cementum alone without confluence of the underlying dentin; may be developmental or postinflammatory

concrescence

Concrescence is most common in the __________ __________ region.

maxillary posterior

The majority of talon cusps occur in ___________ dentition; usually on which teeth?

permanent dentition; maxillary lateral incisor > maxillary central

When talon cusps occur in deciduous dentition they are usually located on what teeth?

maxillary central incisor

What is the sex predilection of talon cusps?

M = F

Deep surface invagination of the crown or root that is lined by enamel and exists in 2 forms: coronal and radicular

Dens in Dente (Dens Invaginatus) "tooth within a tooth"

Which form of dens invaginatus is more common?

coronal (>radicular)

dens invaginatus most commonly affects which teeth?

permanent lateral incisors > central incisors > premolars > canines > molars

Radiographs demonstrate a dilated invagination lined by enamel

dens invaginatus

Treatment for dens invaginatus

-seal opening


-possible endo or extraction

non-neoplastic deposition of excessive cementum that's continuous with the normal radicular cementum

hypercementosis

hypercementosis may be due to

- occlusal trauma


- adjacent inflammation


- unopposed teeth

hypercementosis most often involves _________ ____________.

mandibular molars

What are the histopathologic features of hypercementosis?

excessive deposition of cellular and/or acellular cementum (normal cementum just too much of it)

An abnormal angulation or bend in the root of a tooth; majority arise after an injury from tumor or cyst that displaces the calcified portion of the tooth germ.

dilaceration

Hereditary (autosomal dominant) developmental disturbance of the dentin; may be associated with osteogenesis imperfecta

Dentinogenesis imperfecta

Are the deciduous or permanent teeth more severely affected by dentinogenesis imperfecta?

deciduous

Are all teeth affected and abnormal in a patient with DI?

yes

Teeth have a blue-to-brown discoloration with a distinctive translucency; normal enamel chips away from underlying defective dentin.



When exposed, dentin exhibits marked ______.

Dentinogenesis imperfecta; attrition

Radiographs of teeth affected by dentinogenesis imperfecta are characterized by:

- bulbous crowns


- cervical constriction


- thin roots


- obliteration of the root canals and pulp chambers (not visible in radiographs)



resemble TULIPS*

Obliteration of the root canals is a radiographic characteristic of .....

dentinogenesis imperfecta

Treatment for DI usually involves

CD or implants (if patient does not have osteogenesis imperfecta)

Which type of dentin dysplasia looks normal clinically?

DD2

Which type of dentin dysplasia is characterized by an elongated, apically positioned pulp chamber in the permanent dentition?

DD2

"bow tie change in molars"

DD2

Is the root length normal in type 2 dentin dysplasia?

yes, DD2 is "coronal dysplasia"

Which type of dentin dysplasia is characterized by shortened root length?

type 1 (radicular)

What causes the shortened root length in radicular dentin dysplasia (type 1)?

loss of organization of the root dentin

is dentin dysplasia correlated with any systemic disease and/or DI?

No

Enamel and coronal dentin are normal; extreme tooth mobility and premature exfoliation

radicular dentin dysplasia (DD1)

How does DD1 of deciduous teeth present?

little or no detectable pulp and short roots

How does DD1 present in permanent teeth?

no pulp with short roots to cresent or chevron-shaped pulp chambers with PULP STONES

Are pulp stones a characteristic of dentinogenesis imperfecta?

NO! Only of dentin dysplasia

Are the roots normal or abnormal in DI?

normal

Exhibits numerous features of dentinogenesis imperfecta; normal root length

coronal dentin dysplasia

How does coronal dentin dysplasia (DD2) present in deciduous teeth?

- blue/brown translucence


- bulbous crowns, cervical constriction, thin roots, obliteration of the pulp



(same as dentinogenesis imperfecta!)

How do you distinguish between DI and DD2 in a child?

Have to wait until permanent teeth come in; if they are normal then it's DD2, if they look the same as the deciduous teeth then it's DI

coronal dentin dysplasia is characterized in the permanent dentition by ...

-normal clinical coloration


-enlarged pulp chambers with apical extension (flame shaped)


-pulp stones

Enlargement of the body and pulp chamber of a multirooted tooth with apical displacement of the pulpal floor and bifurication of the roots; affected teeth tend to be rectangular in shape

Taurodontism

Inflammatory cyst that arises at the apex of a nonvital tooth

periapical cyst

A periapical cyst that arises along the lateral surface of a nonvital tooth

lateral periapical cyst
What are the clinical features of periapical cysts?
usually asymptomatic, swelling/mild sensitivity

What is the radiographic presentation of periapical cysts?

well delineated radiolucency, loss of lamina dura, root resoprtion

What are the histological characteristics of a periapical cyst?

lined by inflamed stratified squamous epithelium

Where does the statified squamous epithelium that lines periapical cysts originate?

epithelial rests of Malessez

A well-defined radiolucency within the alveolar bone at the site of a previous tooth extraction

residual periapical cyst
What are the clinical features of a residual periapical cyst?

same as a periapical cyst: usually asymptomatic, swelling/mild sensitivity

How do residual periapical cysts present radiographically?

may have hyperostotic border!



(radiolucency lined by radiopaque border)

What are the histologic characteristic of residual periapical cysts?

same as in periapical cysts (lined by inflamed stratified squamous epithelium from the Epithelial Rests of Malessez

What is the most common developmental odontogenic cyst?

dentigerous cyst

Arises from accumulation of fluid between the reduced enamel epithelium and the tooth crown and is always associated with an impacted tooth
dentigerous cyst

Dentigerous cysts are always associated with ________ _______

impacted teeth
What causes dentigerous cysts to form around impacted teeth?

accumulation of fluid between the reduced enamel epithelium and the tooth crown

What is the most common location of dentigerous cysts?

  1. mandibular 3rd molars
  2. maxillary canines
  3. maxillary 3rd molars
What is the most common age/sex for dentigerous cyst formation

10 to 30 years old; male sex predilection

Cyst that typically occurs from one side of the CEJ over the clinical side and terminates on the CEJ on the other side
dentigerous cyst
What are the radiographic characteristics of dentigerous cysts?

unilocular radiolucency assocaited with the crown of an unerupted tooth

What are the histopathologic features of a noninflamed dentigerous cyst?

lined by 2 to 4 layers of flattened nonkeratinized epithelial cells
What are the histopathologic featuers of an inflamed dentigerous cyst?

lined by hyperplastic stratified squamous epithelium or ciliated columnar epithelium with or without mucous cells

Where does the epithelium that lines dentigerous cysts originate?

reduced enamel epithelium

What is the soft tissue analogue of the dentigerous cyst?

Eruption cyst

Swelling of the gingival mucosa overlying the crown of an erupting deciduous or permanent tooth

eruption cyst

Which teeth are most commonly associated with eurption cyst formation?

  1. primary incisors (centrals)
  2. first permanent molars

What are the histopathologic features of eruption cysts?

lined by thin layer of nonkeratinized stratified sqaumous epithelium

What is an eruption hematoma?

When blood accumulates in the cystic fluid of an eruption cyst

Odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) arise from cell _______ of the _______ _______

rests; dental lamina



(Rests of Serres)

OKCs tend to grow in an ________to________ direction

anterior to posterior

60 to 80% of OKCs involve the __________ __________

posterior mandible

When do the majority of OKCs arise?

10 to 40 years of age (mostly in men)

What are the radiographic features of odontogenic keratocysts?

  • Unilocular or multilocular radiolucency
  • only associated with unerupted tooth less than 40% of the time
  • root resorption less common that in dentigerous cysts

What are the histopathologic features of OKCs?

  1. lined by uniform layer of stratified squamous epithelium
  2. basal layer is composed of palisaded cuboidal to columnar epithelial cells that stand upright like tin soilders
  3. parakeratinized luminal surface, no rete pegs
Which cyst has the highest recurrence rate?

Odontogenic keratocysts (30%)

An autosomal dominant disorder characterized by multiple basal cell carcinomas of the skin and multiple OKCs

Gorlin syndrome (nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome)

40% of patients with Gorlin syndrome have ______ __________

ocular hypertelorism

Besides multiple basal cell carcinomas and OKCs, what else characterizes Gorlin syndrome?

  • rib and vertebral anomalies
  • intracranial calcifications
  • palmar and plantar pits

What is the soft tissue counterpart of the lateral periodontal cyst?

gingival cyst of the adult

Gingival cysts and lateral periodontal cysts are both derived from what?

rests of the dental lamina (Rests of Serre)

Both gingival cysts and lateral periodontal cysts have a predilection for which region?

mandibular canine and premolar
What is the difference between lateral periapical cysts and lateral periodontal cysts?

PA - NONVITAL




PD - VITAL!

What is a Botryoid odontogenic cyst?

variant of lateral periodontal cyst that is multilocular instead of unilocular and is recurrent

What are the histopathologic features of ginigval cysts/lateral periodontal cysts?

lined by thin,flattened epithelium with focal plaque like thickenings (ballooning up) that contain clear cells

Where are calcifying odontogenic cysts (Gorlin cysts) found?

mostly intraosseously but can present on gingiva; mandible = maxilla; most in incisor and canine region

What is unique about the location of calcifying odontogenic cysts?

Found in anterior jaw

What are the radiographic features of calcifying odontogenic cysts?

-unilocular or multilocular radiolucency or radiodensity (LUCENT & MIXED category)


-1/3 cases involve impacted tooth

What are the histological features of COCs?

  • lined by odontogenic eptihelium
  • basal layer is cuboidal or columnar
  • GHOST cells (where calcification occurs)

Ameloblastomas are derived from what?

odontogenic epithelium

What are the three different subtypes of ameloblastomas?
conventional solid or mulcystic (86%), unicystic (13%), peripheral (1%)
What age is associated with conventional solid/multicystic ameloblastoma?
40 y/o; m=f
85% of conventional solid/multicystic ameloblastomas occur where?

in the molar ascending ramus of the mandible

What are the radiographic features of conventional solid/ multicystic ameloblastomas?

Unilocular or multilocular radiolucency; root resportion; associated with unerupted teeth

What are the histopathologic traits of conventional ameloblastomas?
follicular and plexiform patterns are most common
Which type of ameloblastoma affects younger patients?
unicystic; 2nd decade
Where do most unicystic ameloblastomas arise?
posterior mandible
How do you tell a cystic ameloblastoma from a dentigerous cyst?
YOU CAN’T without biopsy
What are the histopathologic features of unicystic ameloblastomas?
3 subtypes: luminal, intraluminal, mural
Pedunculated gingival or alveolar mucosal lesion usually in mandible
peripheral ameloblastoma
Histopathological features of peripheral ameloblastoma
islands of ameloblastic epithelium occupy the lamina propria underneath the surface epithelium
What is the classic presentation of AOT?

20 y/o female, anterior maxillary region, usually cuspid (6,11)

What are two examples of mixed radiolucency/radiopacity?

COC and AOT

What is the radiographic presentation of AOT?

well circumscribed UNILOCULAR radiolucency involving crown of unerupted tooth; two types: follicular and extrafollicular; may demonstrate fine calcifications

What are the histopathologic features of AOT?
whorled masses of spindle shaped epithelial cells and DUCT like structures; foci of calcificaiton
What tumors are derived from both odontogenic epithelium and odontogenic mesenchyme?

ameloblastic fibromas, ameolblastic fibroodontomas, odontomas

Which tumor is the most differentiated?
odontoma
70% of ameloblastic fibromas arise where?

posterior mandible of boys in 1rst of 2nd decade of life; mixed dentition!

Ameloblastomas and ameloblastic fibromas both arise where?
posterior mandible
Radiographically, ameloblastic fibromas present how?
unilocular or multilocular radiolucency often associated with unerupted tooth
What are the histopathologic features of ameloblastic fibromas?
cell rich mesenchyme resembling dental papilla admixed with proliferating odontogenic epithelium
Ameloblastic fibroma may progress to what?
ameoblastic fibrosarcoma

During transformation from ameloblastic fibroma to ameloblastic fibrosarcoma which component undergoes malignant transformation?

ameloblastic mesenchyme

Average age of ameloblastic fibroodontoma?

10; m=f

Are ameloblastic fibro-odontomas most commonly found in maxilla or mandible?

equally in both

What are the radiographic features of ameloblastic fibro-odontomas?

unilocular or multilocular radiolucency with variable amounts of calcification; often associated with unerupted tooth

What tumor is a mixed-only lesion? (radiographically)

ameloblastic fibro-odontoma

What is the histopathology of ameloblastic fibro-odontomas?

combination of an ameloblastic fibroma and an odontoma

What is the most common odontogenic tumor?

odontoma

Average age of presentation of an odontoma

14

Where do odontomas most typically present?

maxilla of 14 year old

What are the two subtypes of odontoma and where are they found?

compound: anterior maxilla


complex: posterior maxilla or mandible

Which tumor probably represents a hamartoma? (proliferation of normal tissue in normal location)

odontoma

What is the radiographic classification of odontomas?

opaque!



compound: multiple tooth-like structures



complex: calcified mass with the radiodensity of a tooth

What is the histopathologic prototype of odontoma?

compound: multiple tooth-like structures


complex: disorganized mass of dentin, enamel, cementum, and pulp tissue

Which type of tumor often sits on the crown of a tooth preventing eruption?

complex odontoma

Which two tumor types are derived from odontogenic mesenchyme?

1) myxoma


2) cementoblastoma

Which two tumor types are radiographically opaque?

1) odontoma


2) cementoblastoma

Derived from odontogenic mesenchyme; average age 25-30 M=F; mandible>maxilla

myxoma

What are the radiographic characteristics of myxomas?

-unilocular or multilocular radiolucency


-irregular scalloped margins

What are the histopathologic features of myxoma?

stellate or spindle-shaped cells in loose myxoid stroma with few collagen fibers



ground substance is an acid mucopolysaccharide: hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate

Spindle shaped cells are found in what two tumor types?

1) adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT)


2) myxoma

derived from odontogenic mesenchyme; usually arrises in mandible (associated with first permanent molar) usually in people under 20 years old m=f

cementoblastoma

what are the radiographic characteristics of cementoblastoma?

-radiopaque!


-mass fused to roots


-usually mandibular first molar


-sometimes surrounded by radiolucent rim (PDL)

What are the histopathologic features of cementoblastomas?

-mass of mineralized cementum containing plump cementoblasts


-radiating trabeculae at the periphery of the mass

painful recurrent mucosal ulcers

apthous stomatitis

What is the pathogenesis of apthous stomatitis?

immunologic basis (cytotoxic t-cells)

What are some systemic diseases that might be associated with recurrent apthous stomatitis?

-neutropenia


-anemia


-celiac disease


-crohn's disease


-AIDS

What is pondrome?

burning, tingling, itching

What is the most common type of apthous ulcer?

minor -80%

What sex is more affected my minor apthous stomatitis?

females

What is sutton's disease?

major type of recurrent apthous stomatitis;

What are the three types of apthous stomatitis?

minor


major


herpetiform

which type of apthous stomatitis is common in adults, not adolesence?

herpetiform (female predilection)

which type of apthous stomatitis heals WITH scarring?

major form - sutton's disease

found on the soft palate, tonsils, labial mucosa

major apthous stomatitis

Which ulcer has the most lesions, smallest size and highest recurrence?

herpetiform

Where do apthous ulcerations due to Behcet's syndrome appear within the oral cavity?

soft palate-oropharynx

irregular, ragged deep-seated ulcers are characteristic of what?

Behcet's syndrome

List the histologic features of Behcet's syndrome

- leukocytoclastic vasculitis


- neutrophilic infiltration


- karyorrhexis


- erythrocyte extravasation


- fibrinoid necrosis


- ulceration

_________ arrises due to immunodysregulation folloowing antigenic exposure to mycobacterium.

sarcoidosis

Although oral involvement is rare in sarcoidosis, what might you expect to observe?

-mucosal lesions


-submucosal swelling


-bone destruction


-periodontitis


-salivary enlargement


-sicca syndrome (xerostomia)

What are the two subtypes of sarcoidosis?

1) Heerfordt's syndrome (uveoparotid fever)


2) Lofgren's syndrome

Heerfordt's syndrome is chracterized by:

- parotid enlargement


- facial paralysis


- anterior uveitis


- fever


Lofgren's syndrome is chracterized by:

- acute transient form


- fever


- Hilar lymphadenopathy


-migrating polyarthritis


- erythemea nodosum


- acute iritis


- selflimiting

- _____________ inflammation


- _____________ and _______ bodies


- negative for organisms and foreign material


-multinucleated giant cells



are histologic characteristics of what?

-granulomatous infammtion


- asteroid and schaumann bodies



sarcoidosis

What would you expect to see on biopsy of sarcoidosis?

non-caseating granulomas

What type of disease is sarcoidosis?

a mutli-system granulomatous disease

What are the clinical lab findings of sarcoidosis?

elevated serum angiotensin converting enzynme


hypercalcemia


elevated serum alkaline phosphatase


eosinophila


kveim-siltzbach skin test

What disease has respiratory tract infections, renal problems?

Wegener's granulomatosis

Strawberry gingivitis and bone destruction leading to tooth mobility

Wegener's granulomatosis

characterized by systemic necrotizing vasculitis and granulomatous inflammation

Wegener's granulomatosis

What are the signs of upper respiratory involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis?

epistaxis


saddle nose deformity


bone destruction

Red cell casts are characteristic of what?

renal involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis

What is the histology of Wegner's granulomatosis?

-vasculitis in small arteries and veins


-transmural inflammation


-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation

What is the classic clinical lab finding in the dx of Wegener's granulomatosis?

cANCA (antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies)

Tx for Wegener's granulomatosis

cyclophosphamide and steroids/immunosuppresive drugs

Oral vesiculoulcerative lesions, burning pain, erythema, ulceration, chelitis

allergic contact stomatitis

chelitis

perioral deramtitis

Histology of allergic contact stomatitis

lichenoid and perivascular pattern

sex predilection for allergic contact somatitis

females

Oral mucosal antigenic sensitization

-breif contact


-salivary dilution


-rapid dispersal


-rapid adsorption


-low density of Langerhans cells


-low density of T-lymphocytes

What are the common sites for a contact reaction to cinnamon?

buccal mucosa, lateral tongue

Lesions caused by contact stomatitis from artificial cinnamon flavoring are

erythematous, erosive, hyperkeratotic

Lincheoid contact stomatitis form dental restorative materials can arise due to exposure to

- metals (amalgam, gold, cobalt, chromium)


- impression materials


- denture adhesives


- mouthwashes


- acrylic monomer

What is the most frequent antigen in a Lincheoid reaction to dental amalgam?

Mercury

What is the most common site for Lincheoid reaction to dental amalgam?

buccal musoca, lateral tongue, gingiva (only where there is DIRECT contact)

What is the congenital pathology of the redundant mucosal fold that characterizes "double lip?"

sulcus pars glabrosa - villosa

What is the acquired etiology of the redundant mucosal fold that characterizes "double lip?"

parafunctional habits


trauma

Double lip is associated with ___________ _________.

Ascher syndrome (acquired form)

Histology of Double Lip:

  • normal mucosal structures
  • minor salivary gland lobules
  • prolapsed adipose tissue

In addition to Double Lip, what are some other clinical features of Ascher syndrome?

  • blepharochalasis (upper eyelid edema)
  • non-toxic thyroid enlargement
  • autosomal dominant inheritance

Multiple yellow/white sebaceous glands on the buccal mucosa or upper vermilion.

Fordyce granules

Fordyce granules are most commonly found where?

buccal mucosa or upper vermilion

Histology of Fordyce granules

submucosal sebaceous lobules with central duct emptying to surface



large follicular cells

Complications of Fordyce granules might include

hyperplasia, cyst formation

Common, normal anatomical variation characterized by milky opalescent gray/white folds on _______ mucosa

buccal;



Leukoedema

Leukoedema is more common in _____ people and is worsened in ________.

black; smokers

What are two diagnostic features of Leukoedema?

- diminishes with stretching of mucosa


- does not rub off

Histology of Leukoedema

  • acanthosis
  • intracellular edema
  • parakeratinization

Englarged tongue with crenated/scalloped lateral border

macroglossia

Complications due to macroglossia include

  • open bite
  • malocclusion
  • airway obstruction
  • speech interference
  • drooling

Macroglossia can be either ______ or ______

hereditary or acquired

hereditary macroglossia is characterized by

  • Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
  • vascular malformations
  • Down syndrome
  • cretinism
  • neurofibromatosis
  • multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome

Besides macroglossia, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome also presents with

  • omphalocele
  • visceromegaly
  • gigantism
  • maxillary hypoplasia
  • visceral malignancies

Acquired macroglossia can arise due to

  • edentulous
  • amyloidosis
  • myxedema
  • acromegaly
  • angioedema
  • neoplasms -carcinoma

What is ankyloglossia?

a short thick lingual frenum that limits movement of the tongue

ankyloglossia is more common in ____

men

Complications from ankyloglossia include:

  • open bite
  • speech difficulties
  • swallowing difficulties

Presence of ectopic thyroid tissue at the base of the tongue due to failure of thyroid migration?

Lingual thyroid

Which gender is more affected by lingual thyroid?

female

What is fissured tongue?

grooves or fissures on dorsal tongue; more common in men with an increasing prevalence and severity with age

Histology of fissured tongue

  • grooves
  • epithelial hyperplasia
  • inflammation

Fissured tongue associations

  • geographic tongue
  • Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
  • Down syndrome

What is Melkerrson-Rosenthal syndrome?

A condition associated with fissured tongue characterized also by orofacial granulomatosis and facial paralysis.

Arises due to keratin accumulation on the dorsal tongue surface

Hairy tongue

Histology of Hairy Tongue

  • elongated filiform papillae
  • hyperparakeratosis
  • microbial colonization
  • staining/pigmentation

dilated, torturous veins that appear sublingually or on lips/buccal mucosa in the aging population

varicosities

Does the formation of varicosities have anything to do with hypertension or cardiovascular disease?

no

Histology of varicosities

dilated thin walled vein

varicosities can result in possible __________ __________ which fomrs a calcified phlebolith

secondary thrombosis



localized cortical osseous protuberances with a non-neoplastic, reactive etiology

exostoses

What is the histology of exostoses, torus palatinus, and torus mandibularis?

dense mass lamellar cortical bone

An exotosis in the lingual mandibular cortex

torus mandibularis

Mandibular tori are bilateral ___% of the time

90

What is the ethnic predilection for tori?

  • asian
  • inuit

A focal lingual mandibular bone concavity

Stafne defect

Characterized by a pseudocystic radiolucent lesion

Stafne defect

Stafne defects are stable but can enlarge over time to form

static bone cysts

Gender predilection for Stafne defects

Male

What usually causes Stafne defects?

submandibular salivary gland pushing up against bone

Where are Stafne defects located within the mandibular angle?

completely below the mandibular canal (and therefore, unlikely to be of odontogenic origin)

Are Stafne defects usually unilateral or bilateral?

unilateral

Radiographic characterization of Stafne defects

  • well-circumscribed
  • smooth corticated border
  • radiolucent (pseudocystic)