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12 Cards in this Set
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Geographic Tongue
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Dorsum shows scattered smooth red areas denuded of papillae. Together with the normal rough and coated areas, they give a maplike pattern that changes over time.
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Hairy Tongue
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"Hairy" yellowish to brown or black elongated papillae on the tongue's dorsum.
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Fissured Tongue
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Fissures appear with increasing age, sometimes called scrotal tongue. Food debris may accumulate in the crevices and become irritating, but this type of tongue is benign.
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Smooth Tongue (Atropic Glossitis)
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A smooth and often sore tongue that has lost its papillae suggests a deficiency in riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, vitamin B12, pyroxidine, or iron, or treatment with chemotherapy.
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Candidiasis
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Thick white coating. The white coating can be scraped off. It is seen in immunosuppressed conditions.
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Hairy Leukoplakia
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Whitish raised areas with a feathery or corrugated pattern. Most often affect the sides of the tongue. Cannot be scrapped off. Often seen with HIV and AIDS.
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Varicose Veins
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Small purplish or blue-black round swellings appear under the tongue with age. These dilatations of the lingual veins have no clinical significance.
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Aphthous Ulcer (Canker Sore)
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A painful, round or oval ulcer that is white or yellowish gray and surrounded by a halo of reddened mucosa. It may be single or multiple. It heals in 7-10 days, but may recur.
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Mucous Patch of Syphilis
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Painless legion in the second phase of syphilis that is highly infectious. It is slightly raised, oval, and covered by a grayish membrane. It may be multiple and occur elsewhere in the mouth.
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Leukoplakia
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Persisting painless white patch in the oral mucosa. The undersurface of the tongue appears painted white. Patches of any size raise the possibility of malignancy and require a biopsy.
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Tori Mandibulares
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Rounded bony growths on the inner surfaces of the mandible are typically bilateral, asymptomatic, and harmless.
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Carcinoma, Floor of the Mouth
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Ulcerated lesion on the floor of the mouth.
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