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Mouth Flashcards

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Angular Stomatitis/Cheilitis

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-Cracks or fissures at corner

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Angular Stomatitis/Cheilitis is caused by:

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-Licking of lips
-Dry, chapped lips
-Aggressive flossing
-Older adults: Vitamin D deficiency, IDA, malnutrition

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Treatment of Angular Stomatitis/Cheilitis

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-Don’t lick the lips
-Use lip balm
-B Vitamins & better nutrition
-More care when flossing

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Actinic Cheilitis

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Blotcht, mottled, swollen lips w/ chronic sores
-Usually the lower lip

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5
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Actinic Cheilitic is due to

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Damage from chronic sun exposure

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Actinic Cheilitis is a sign of:

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Cancer (It’s precancerous in nature but watch for signs)

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Treatment of Actinic Cheilitis

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Look for changes that may involve cancer
-Surgical removal of thickened areas
-Reduced sun exposure

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Cold sores are caused by

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Viral infection (Herpes Simplex Virus)

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Cold sores

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Small, painful, fluid-filled blisters on raised red area of skin near lips, around the mouth

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Cold sores are _____ when lesions present

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Contagious

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11
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____ of all adults are infected by HSV-1 or 2

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50+%

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Cold sores are triggered by:

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-Stress, anxiety, sunlight, hormonal changes, exhaustion, infections in other parts of the body

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Cold sores are often found on:

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Border of lips and mouth

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Cold Sore: Progression

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Begins with tenderness or tingling->Becomes painful and swollen with a red lump (contagious)

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Cold Sore: Prevention

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Avoid kissing & contact with people when blisters are present
-Avoid sharing utensils, towels lip balm

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Cold Sores: CAre

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OTC ointments, pain relievers, cold/warm compresses, avoid squeezing or picking blisters

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Tonsilitis is most ofter _____ in nature

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Viral

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Risk factors of tonsilitis

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-Being a school-aged child
-Contact with others

19
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Tonsilitis: Signs/Symptoms

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*Abdominal pain in children
-Red, swollen tonsils
-White patches on tonsils
-Headache/Chills
-Loss of voice

20
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Tonsilitis: Tests/Diagnosis

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Throat Swab (Strep/GABHS)
-CBC

21
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When to see a medical doctor with tonsilitis

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-Fever above 103, inability to swallow d/t pain, abdominal pain, stiff neck/weakness
-Drooling, epiglottitis

22
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Self Care: Tonsilitis

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Gargle with salt water, soothing liquids, drugs

23
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Tonsillectomy

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Used for kids when they have multiple serious infections

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Thrush/Candidiasis

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Sore, yellow-raised patches in mouth and throat

25
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Thrush/Candidiasis is caused by

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-Proliferation of Candida albicans
-Inhalsed corticosertoids (secondary)

26
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Inhaled Corticosteroid Side Effects

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-Oral Candidiasis or thrush: Try using spacer or rinsing mouth after inhalation
-Dysphonia: Change in patients voice, decrease dose temporarily

27
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Candidiasis/Thrush: Care

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-Good oral hygiene
-Healthy lifestyle
-Rinse after inhaler use
-Use spacer with inhalers

28
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Leukoplakia

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-Thickened, white plaque in mouth or on tongue or gums

29
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Most common pre-cancerous growth in mouth

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Leukoplakia

30
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Leukoplakia: Risk Factors

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Tobacco Use
-Chronic irritation (sharp tooth or broken denture)
-Long-term alcohol use

31
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Care of Leukoplakia

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See a dentist,
-Stop all tobacco use

32
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Canker sores

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Small yellowish white spots with red borders on soft tissues
-Inside mouth
-Will be very painful
-Not contagious

33
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Canker sores are more common in:

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Women

34
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Causes of Apthous ulcers/canker sores

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Stress
-Toothpastes containing SLS
-Accidental Cheek Bite
-Inflammatory bowel disease
-Altered oral floura
-Iron or B vitamin deficiency

35
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Care for Canker Sores/Apthous Ulcers

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Topical Pastes (alum, slippery elm powder, DGL)
-Nutritional Supplements: B complex, B12, folate, Zinc, C
-Avoid toothpastes with SLS

36
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Cleft Palate is due to:

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Incomplete fusion during pregnancy

37
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Torus Palatinus

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Bony growth on palate (usually midline)

38
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Torus Palatinus is more common in:

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-Asian/Inuit Populations
-Twice as common in females

39
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Torus Mandibularis

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-Bone growth on mandible on surface nearest to the tongue

40
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In ____ of cases of torus mandibularis, there are bilateral tori on both sides

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90%

41
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Torus mandibularis is more common in

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-Asian/Inuit populations
-Slightly more in males

42
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Ankyloglossia

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-Lingual frenulum is too short
-May interfere with swallowing, speech, playing instruments, or kissing later in life

43
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Ankyloglossia: Treatment

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Frenulectomy

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