Exam 3: Mouth Flashcards

1
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Causes: Palatoschisis

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Cleft palate
Genetics (brachycephalics)
Nutritional (excessive vit A or D)
Drugs (steroids, antifungals, antiseizure meds)
Viruses (intrauterine canine distemper infection)
Toxins (veratrum californicum, lupine)

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2
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Sequela: Palatoschisis

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Starvation (can’t make negative pressure while nursing)
Aspiration pneumonia

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3
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Brachygnathia inferiors

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Overbite

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4
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Prognathism

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Underbite

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5
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Agnathia

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Lack of mandible

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6
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Stomatitis

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Inflammation of oral cavity

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Gingivitis

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Inflammation of the gingiva

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8
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Glossitis

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Inflammation of the tongue

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9
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Pulpitis

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Inflammation of the tooth

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10
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Cheilitis

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Inflammation of the lips

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11
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Pharyngitis

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Inflammation of the pharynx

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12
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What are the (3) examples of vesicular stomatitides?

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Foot and mouth disease (picornavirus)
Vesicular stomatitis (rhabdovirus)
Vesicular exanthema (calicivirus)

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13
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What are the (5) examples of erosive and ulcerative stomatitides?

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Bovine viral diarrhea (pestivirus)
Rinderpest (morbillivirus)
Malignant catarrhal fever (herpesvirus)
Feline calicivirus
Bluetongue (orbivirus)

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14
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What species is not susceptible to foot and mouth disease?

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Horses

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15
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What are the (4) relevant causes of bacterial stomatitis?

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Actinomycosis (lumpy jaw)
Actinobacillosis (wooden tongue)
Necrobacillosis (calf diphtheria)
Infectious stomatitis (mouth rot in reptiles)

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16
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What causes lumpy jaw?

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Actinomyces bovis

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17
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What is the pathogenesis of lumpy jaw?

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Actinomyces bovis
Normal oral bacteria
Invade through penetrating wounds
Destroy bone
Pyogranulomatous osteomylelitis
Deep stomatitis, disfigured mandible

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18
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What causes wooden tongue?

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Actinobacillus lingnieresii

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19
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What does wooden tongue look like?

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Actinobacillus lingnieresii
Deep infection of the tongue
Tongue can be very firm
Yellow granules exude from the ulcerated tongue surface - sulfur granules

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20
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What is the pathogenesis of necrobacillosis?

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Fusobacterium necrophorum
Trauma to oral cavity (mechanical)
Primary viral infection by F. necrophorum
Coagulative necrosis
Focal or multifocal areas of oral necrosis

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21
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What is the pathogenesis of infectious stomatitis?

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“Mouth rot”
Lizards, snakes, turtles
Stress –> immunosuppression –> normal bacterial overgrowth

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22
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What are the clinical signs/affected areas of feline lymphocytic plasmacytic stomatitis?

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Chronic gingivostomatitis
Severe lymphoplasmacytic inflammation
Affected areas: premolars, molars, caudal oral mucosa lateral to the palatoglossal folds

23
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What causes feline lymphocytic plasmacytic stomatitis? What is the treatment?

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Idiopathic
Antigenic overstimulation
+/- calicivirus
Treatment: teeth extraction

24
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What lesions are associated with eosinophilic stomatitis? What causes it?

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Oral granulomas (“rodent ulcers”)
Cats > dogs
Lips, anywhere in the mouth, other evidence of dermal masses or allergic dermatitis
Grouped into the eosinophilic granulomas complex
Causes: idiopathic, autoimmune

25
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What are characteristics of canine papillomas?

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Generally papilloma virus induced
Most common in younger dogs
May regress spontaneously
Papillary squamous cell carcinoma can look similar but would have histologic and/or radiographic evidence of invasion

26
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What are characteristics of peripheral odontogenic fibromas?

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“Benign eupils”
Tumor of odontogenic mesenchyme
Common in dogs, infrequent in cats
Benign
Local excision curative

27
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What are characteristics of acanthomatous ameloblastoma?

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Tumor of periodontal ligament
Occurs in dogs
Locally invasive - aggressive
Wide surgical excision needed as recurrence is common
Does not metastasize

28
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What are characteristics of gingival hyperplasia?

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Very common in dogs, especially brachycephalic breeds
Benign lesion

29
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What are the different types of trauma associated with the mouth?

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Physical (chewing, carrying heavy items, HBC, gunshot, blunt force trauma)
Chemical (acid or alkali)
Traumatic (electrocution)

30
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What is the most common feline oral neoplasm?

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Squamous cell carcinoma
Fibrosarcoma, lymphonma, melanoma

31
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What is the most common canine oral neoplasm?

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Melanoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Fibrosarcoma
Papilloma

32
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What are the (3) types of primary tooth dysplasia?

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Failure of development (agenesis - anodontia)
Too few teeth (oligodontia)
Supernumerary teeth (polyodontia)

33
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What are examples of secondary tooth dysplasia?

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Enamel hypoplasia = canine distemper virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus, malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies

34
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What are examples of abnormal wear in teeth?

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Wave mouth
Infection, loss, damage
Dental fractures
Surrounding soft tissue damage

35
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What can cause teeth discoloration?

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Tetracyclines (yellow)
Porphyrins (orange red)
Fluorosis (brown)

36
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What are the sequelae of infectious periodontal disease?

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Tooth loss due to destruction of periodontal ligament
Pulpitis
Tooth root abscesses
Bacteremia –> heart disease (endocarditis)

37
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Salivary Cyst

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Distention of the salivary duct

38
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Ranula

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Mucus extravasation
Cyst involving the sublingual or submaxillary gland
Under tongue

39
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Salivary Mucocele

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Pseudocyst in the glandular tissue (mucus extravasation)

40
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What are the causes of sialadenitis?

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Infectious = rabies, canine distemper virus, sialodacryoadenitis virus (rats), salmonella typhisuius (pigs)
Foreign body = grass awn
Infarction

41
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What are common neoplasms of the salivary glands?

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Adenoma (benign)
Adenocarcinoma (malignant)
Mixed tumors

42
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What are the (2) congenital abnormalities of the tongue?

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Lethal glossopharyngeal defect (“bird tongue”)
Choristoma (“hair tongue”)

43
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What are the (2) infectious abnormalities of the tongue?

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Candidiasis (thrush) - candida albicans
Wooden tongue - actinobacillus linguieresii

44
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What is the (1) inflammatory abnormality of the tongue?

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Eosinophilic granuloma

45
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What is the pathogenesis of uremic glossitis in carnivores?

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High blood BUN –> vascular damage/vasculitis –> thrombosis –> infarction +/- caustic effect from ammonia due to urease-producing bacteria
d/t chronic renal disease

46
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What is the pathogenesis of uremic glossitis in herbivores?

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High blood and salivary urea –> GI bacteria split urea –> ammonia –> local caustic effect
d/t protein metabolism

47
Q

What are the (6) common neoplasms of the tongue?

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Squamous cell carcinoma
Papilloma
Rhabdomyoma
Melanoma
Fibrosarcoma
Granular cell tumor

48
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Grossly, how can you tell the difference between a salivary gland and a lymph node?

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Lymph nodes: shiny, homogenous
Salivary glands: lobules, dull

49
Q

What are the causes of congenital megaesophagus?

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Persistent right 4th aortic arch (vascular ring)
Idiopathic denervation

50
Q

What are the causes of acquired megaesophagus?

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Neuomuscular = myasthenia gravis, polymyositis
Chagas’ disease
Hypothyroidism
Lead poisoning

51
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What are the common sites of choke?

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Over the larynx
Thoracic inlet
Base of heart
Diaphragmatic hiatus

52
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What are the sequelae of choke?

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Perforation —>
Pneumonia or pleuritis
Cellulitis
Stenosis
Periesophageal adhesions

53
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What are the sequelae of spirocerca lupi infection?

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Nodules in the distal esophagus –> penetrate aorta leading to rupture –> granulomatous inflammation and fibrosis –> neoplasia (fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma)

54
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What are the (4) common esophageal neoplasms?

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Sarcoma (canine - spirocerca lupi)
Lymphoma
Papilloma (bovine papilloma virus)
Squamous cell carcinoma (bracken fern)