Reactive Lesions Of The Oral Mucosa Flashcards
What kind of epitheum is in the cheek
Non keratinised stratified squamous
What kind of epithelium is in the palate
Keratinsied stratified squamous epithieym
What is keratosis
Increased thickness of the spinosum cell layer
What is acanthosis
Hyperplasia of stratum spinosum
What are elongated rete ridges a sign of
Hyperplasia of basal cells
Define dysplasia
Disordered maturation in a tissue
What kind of deficiency causes atrophy in the epithelium and predisposes to infection
Iron vitb12 and float
What is an epulide
This is a soft tissue swelling on the gingivae only - it is a reaction to chronic inflammation/ chronic trauma
What is a pyogenic granuloma
Granulation tissue on any mucosal site as a response to truama
In giant cell lesions why do we get giant cells
This is becasue they are fused macrophages
What are some causes of a giant cell lesion
Local chronic irritation
Infective agents e.g, TB
Hormonal stimulation of cells - pregnancy epulis
Osteoclasts
What systemic disease do we want to exclude when we see a giant cell lesion
Hyper-para-thyroid is
Papillary hyperplasia is associated with upper denture use what else may be present
Candidal infeciton
Name three drugs and there classifcation that can cause gingival overgrowth
Anti hypertensives - ca channel blockers - amlodipine
Anti-epileptics - phenytoin
Immunosuppressants - cyclosporin
What is sturge Weber syndrome
This is a vascular lesion
A large haematoma which runs along a nerve - unilateral
Can sometimes be seen intra-orally
