Presentation in the Mouth

Question 1

Recurrent painful round mouth ulcers with inflammatory halos

Answer 1

Recurrent aphthous ulceration

Question 2

Causes of recurrent aphthous ulceration

Answer 2

Iron def, infection, systemic, Crohn’s

Question 3

Causes of transient leukoplakia

Answer 3

Candida, SLE, mechanical irritation, trauma, oral candidiasis from steroids, EBV

Question 4

What causes hairy leukoplakia

Answer 4

EBV

Question 5

Causes of persistent leukoplakia

Answer 5

Alcohol, smoking, pre-malignancy

Question 6

Name of red patches

Answer 6

Erythroplakia

Question 7

Erythroplakia

Answer 7

Indicative of malignancy !!!

Question 8

Where is squamous cell carcinoma in the mouth found?

Answer 8

Floor of mouth/lateral border of tongue (soft-areas of mouth)

Question 9

Do anterior squamous cell carcinoma lesions have a better or worse prognosis than posterior legions?

Answer 9

Better

Question 10

Oral manifestation of inhaled steroids

Answer 10

Candidiasis, frail mucosa, angina bulls haemmoragica (sudden blisters)

Question 11

Oral manifestation of oxygen

Answer 11

Xerostomia (dry mouth)

Question 12

Oral manifestation of TB

Answer 12

Granulomatous legions on dorsum on tongue

Question 13

Oral manifestation of CCBs

Answer 13

Gingival hyperplasia

Question 14

Oral manifestation of nicorandil

Answer 14

Oral ulceration

Question 15

Oral manifestation of antihypertensive

Answer 15

Xerostomia, lichen plans, angioedema

Question 16

Nutritional deficiency

Answer 16

Nutrition deficitoral ulceration

Question 17

Glossitis

Answer 17

B12 deficiency

Question 18

Angular cheilitis

Answer 18

Iron deficiency

Question 19

Oral manifestation of HIV/AIDS

Answer 19

Hairy leukoplakia, Kaposi’s sarcoma, herpes legions