14295_Ch8_OralPathologyQs

Question 1

Daily saliva?

Answer 1

1,500ml

Question 2

Microorganisms per milliliter of saliva?

Answer 2

750 million

Question 3

Most common lesions beneath mucosa?

Answer 3

Abscess, Cyst, Ulcers

Question 4

Localized collection of pus, often bacterial infection?

Answer 4

Abscess

Question 5

Sac containing fluid?

Answer 5

Cyst

Question 6

Toothbrush injury may cause?

Answer 6

Ulcers

Question 7

Two most common elevated lesions?

Answer 7

Vesicles, Hematoma

Question 8

Elevation that contains fluid?

Answer 8

Vesicles

Question 9

Two common non-elevated lesions?

Answer 9

Petechiae, Ecchymoses

Question 10

Break on or in tooth?

Answer 10

Carious lesion

Question 11

Process that destroys hard surface of tooth?

Answer 11

Decay

Question 12

First step in decay process?

Answer 12

Bacterial plaque, acid (from food)

Question 13

Dental caries appear first as?

Answer 13

Chalky white spot on enamel

Question 14

Lesion that hasn’t passed calcification stage?

Answer 14

Incipient

Question 15

Common diseases of the pulp?

Answer 15

Pulpalgia, pulpitis, periapical abscess, necrosis

Question 16

Pain in dental pulp?

Answer 16

Pulpagia

Question 17

Inflammation of dental pulp caused by bacterial infection?

Answer 17

Pulpitis

Question 18

Small pus-like abscess forms in the pulpal canal?

Answer 18

Periapical abscess

Question 19

Patient may complain the tooth feels ‘high’ when biting?

Answer 19

Periapical abscess

Question 20

Bone loss around apex cause radiolucency on x-ray the shape of?

Answer 20

Grape

Question 21

Course pus drains into jaw bone and mouth?

Answer 21

Fistula

Question 22

Death of tissue?

Answer 22

Necrosis

Question 23

This disease MUST be treated?

Answer 23

Necrosis

Question 24

May or may not occur from necrosis?

Answer 24

Pain

Question 25

Most prevalent chronic disease of humankind?

Answer 25

Periodontal disease

Question 26

Types of gingivitis?

Answer 26

Marginal and NUG

Question 27

Starts at the tips of papillae and extends to gingival margins?

Answer 27

Marginal gingivitis

Question 28

NUG/Trenchmouth is also known as?

Answer 28

Vincent’s infection

Question 29

Condition that results in loss of bone that supports teeth?

Answer 29

Periodontitis

Question 30

Tissue becomes bluish red as disease progresses?

Answer 30

Periodontitis

Question 31

May result from popcorn husk tightly packed in pocket?

Answer 31

Periodontal abscess

Question 32

Inflammation of gingiva around partially erupted tooth?

Answer 32

Pericoronitis

Question 33

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS)?

Answer 33

Canker sores (heals in 7-10 days)

Question 34

Fungal infection of mouth, usually red or white in color?

Answer 34

Candidiasis

Question 35

Viral infection on tongue with white, slightly raised lesions?

Answer 35

Hairy leukoplakia

Question 36

Kaposi’s sarcoma?

Answer 36

Cancerous, dark bluish-purple lesions that involve blood vessels

Question 37

Two types of neoplasms?

Answer 37

Benign tumors (no life threat), Malignant tumor (life threat if untreated)

Question 38

Cancer of epithelium usually found on the oral mucosa of mouth?

Answer 38

Carcinoma

Question 39

Lump or bulge under the mucosa?

Answer 39

Adenocarcinoma

Question 40

Affects supportive and connective tissue/bones of jaw?

Answer 40

Sarcomas

Question 41

Spread of malignant tumors?

Answer 41

Metastasis

Question 42

Scaly white patch from dip?

Answer 42

Leukoplakia or snuff-dipper’s keratosis

Question 43

Congenital disorders?

Answer 43

Anodontia (absence of teeth), Supernumery teeth (extras), Cleft lip, Cleft palate

Question 44

Tongue tied?

Answer 44

Ankyloglossia

Question 45

Disorders that commonly affect teeth?

Answer 45

Impaction, Attrition, Abrasion, Erosion

Question 46

Attrition?

Answer 46

Wearing away

Question 47

Erosion?

Answer 47

Loss of tooth substance that does not involve bacteria