Mental Dental Videos Flashcards
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What are the major types about actinomycosis?
Periapical: jaw infection
Cervicofacial : head and neck
What is tx for actinomycosis?
Long term-high dose Penicillin
What is major thing about actinomycosis?
Sulfur granules in pus
What is major thing about scarlett fever?
Strawberry tongue (only on fungiform papillae of tongue)
What is a red candidiasis called?
Atrophic candidiasis
What is candidiasis on midline of posterior tongue?
Median rhomboid glossitis (bald flat red spot on the tongue)
What is candidiasis on corners of mouth?
Angular cheilitis
Most common locations for Blastomycosis
US Northeast (spores)
Most common locations for Coccidiodomycosis
US Southwest (valley fever)
Most common locations for Cryptococcosis
US west
Most common locations for Histoplasmosis
US Midwest
Aphthous Ulcer, 5 major things:
- Canker sore
- Nonkeratinized tissue (like on soft palate, buccal mucosa etc…)
- Minor heals without scarring
- Major will scar
- Sutton Disease: Another name for a major aphthous ulcer
What is Erythema Multiforme?
Often occurs on lips, but can occur anywhere.It has a minor and major form. Minor form is herpes simplex hypersensitivity. Major form is drug sensitivity.
What is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
Another name for a major form of Erythema Multiforme.
What is angioedema?
Allergic reaction to drug or food contact. Has diffuse swelling of lips,neck or face caused by mast cell release of IgE and histamines. Tx is antihistamines.
Wegener’s Granulomatosis?
Allergic reaction to inhaled antigen. Characterize by strawberry gingivitis.tx is corticosteroids
Lichen Planus
T lymphocytes target and destroy basal keratinocytes
Sawtooth rete pegs
Two major types if Lichen Planus
Reticular - whickham striae
Erosive - wickham striae with red ulcerations
Tx for Lichen Planus
corticosteroids
Lupus Erythematosus
Has two types
- Discoid Chronic Type - disk like lesions on face, oral lesions look like erosive lichen planus
- Systemic acute type - butterfly rash on nose (RUN AN ANA test)
Scleroderma
Hardening of skin and CT, which will restrict opening mouth harder. PDL space will be generally wider
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Suprabasilar
Autoantibodies against desmosomes
Has multiple painful ulcers preceded by bullae
Positive Nikolsky’s sign (blowing air will shed the outer layer of mucosa)
Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
Subasilar
Autoantibodies against basement membrane
Otherwise same as pemphigus vulgaris
Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia
White and warty, recurrent patch on mucosa
Associated with HPV 16 and 18
High risk of malignancy