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A differential diagnosis |
The methods utilized to help distinguish one particular condition or disease from others that may present with similar signs and symptoms making them hard to differentiate one from another. |
Not a definite diagnosis! |
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Developmental anomalies |
Size Shape Number Location/position Structural development (enamel, dentin, cementum, pulp, tooth) |
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White Soft Tissue Lesions |
White surface thickening lesions (usually due to biting) Ex. Keratosis (a growth or build up of keratin on the skin or mucous membrane) White surface material lesions Ex. A build up that can be scraped off, some with erythema tousled underneath, like thrush White subsurface lesions Ex. Edema (a build up of fluids in the tissues |
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Dark soft tissue lesions |
Flat pigmented lesion of skin (macule) Pus/blood blisters (Exudate) Swelling/erythema Bruising/ecchymosis Blood clots (blood blister) Rash/allergic reaction Bleeding under the skin/Petechia (red or purple) Colors: red, purple, blue, black, brown lesions |
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Ulcerative lesions |
A break in the skin Sorry and painful Can be preceded by vesicles (ie a blister) May bleed or exude fluid Burning sensation (with spicy/salty) Can be caused by: stress or weak immune system, trauma, a burn, virus/bacteria (ie a cold sore, which is the most common type of ulcer) |
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Soft tissue enlargements |
Papillary lesions -papillomas (benign epithelial tumor, grows outward) -nodules/warts/cysts Acute inflammatory lesions -granuloma (granulocytes surround and inflame) -abscess (red, warm, painful, swelling) -cellulitis (bacterial infection of the skin) -Ranula (mucocele salivary gland duct swelling) Tumor/tumors-like lesions -Fibromas (fibrous connective tissue, benign) -Hyperplasia (increase in total cell number) -Hypertrophy (increase in size of each cell) |
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Radiolucent lesions of bone |
Cysts Fibroma Hemangioma (swelling of endothelial cells of blood vessels) Sarcoma (mesenchymal malignant tumors) Granuloma Lymphoma (blood cell tumors) Abscess |
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Radiopaque lesions of bone |
Fibro-odontoma (benign tumor of tooth tissue) Cementoblastoma (benign neoplasm of cementum) Calcifying cysts/tumors (closed sac, abnormal growth) Tori Osteoma (benign tumor of bone) Osteosclerosis (elevation in bone density) Ossifying Fibroma (benign tumor of connective tissue) Dyplasias (fibrous) (abnormal development) MINERALIZED AND FIBROUS TISSUES |
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