Dental Hygiene OSCE - Oral Pathology
What is angular cheilitis caused by?
The fungus Candidia albicans (thrush).
What are some other potential causes of angular cheilitis?
- riboflavin (B12) deficiency
- iron deficiency anemia
- zinc deficiency
Angular cheilitis can also be a sign of __________________ and/or _________________
due both to malnutrition and as a side effect of constant ________________.
anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; vomiting
Angular cheilitis affects what part of the lips?
The ANGLES or corners of the lips
The word cheilitis means?
An inflammatory condition of the lips.
What is the term to describe benign or premalignant changes on the lip due to chronic sun
exposure?
Solar cheilitis (sun)
note: also may be called actinic cheilitis, or actinic cheilitis with histological atypia
Solar cheilitis affects what?
The vermillion (red/pink part of the lip)
*** vermilion is a shade of red
Dry lips, thinned skin of the lips, and scaly patches are common features of
_______________.
Solar cheilitis
, Less common features of solar cheilitis include:
- swelling of the lip
- redness and soreness
- ulceration and crusting
- loss of demarcation between the vermilion border of the lip and its adjacent skin
- prominent folds and lip lines
- white thickened patches (leukokeratosis)
- discolored skin with pale or yellow areas
note: the exam may ask you to distinguish between solar cheilitis and and old scar. Know the
features and what solar cheilitis looks like.
What is the most common of the oral fibrous tumor-like growths?
Irritation fibroma
note: fibromas represent reactive focal fibrous hyperplasia due to trauma or local irritation
A fibroma may occur at any oral site, but it is seen most often on the ________________
along the ____________________.
buccal mucosa; plane of occlusion of the max and mand teeth.
What are the clinical features of a fibroma?
- round-to-ovoid
- asymptomatic
- smooth surfaced
- firm sessile OR pedunculated mass
- 1 mm - 2 cm diameter
- surface may be hyperkeratotic or ulcerated, owing to repeated trauma
What is a benign nerve sheath tumor that is derived from the myelin sheath of peripheral
nerves in the peripheral nervous system called?
A neurofibroma
neuro = nervous system
What is angular cheilitis caused by?
The fungus Candidia albicans (thrush).
What are some other potential causes of angular cheilitis?
- riboflavin (B12) deficiency
- iron deficiency anemia
- zinc deficiency
Angular cheilitis can also be a sign of __________________ and/or _________________
due both to malnutrition and as a side effect of constant ________________.
anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; vomiting
Angular cheilitis affects what part of the lips?
The ANGLES or corners of the lips
The word cheilitis means?
An inflammatory condition of the lips.
What is the term to describe benign or premalignant changes on the lip due to chronic sun
exposure?
Solar cheilitis (sun)
note: also may be called actinic cheilitis, or actinic cheilitis with histological atypia
Solar cheilitis affects what?
The vermillion (red/pink part of the lip)
*** vermilion is a shade of red
Dry lips, thinned skin of the lips, and scaly patches are common features of
_______________.
Solar cheilitis
, Less common features of solar cheilitis include:
- swelling of the lip
- redness and soreness
- ulceration and crusting
- loss of demarcation between the vermilion border of the lip and its adjacent skin
- prominent folds and lip lines
- white thickened patches (leukokeratosis)
- discolored skin with pale or yellow areas
note: the exam may ask you to distinguish between solar cheilitis and and old scar. Know the
features and what solar cheilitis looks like.
What is the most common of the oral fibrous tumor-like growths?
Irritation fibroma
note: fibromas represent reactive focal fibrous hyperplasia due to trauma or local irritation
A fibroma may occur at any oral site, but it is seen most often on the ________________
along the ____________________.
buccal mucosa; plane of occlusion of the max and mand teeth.
What are the clinical features of a fibroma?
- round-to-ovoid
- asymptomatic
- smooth surfaced
- firm sessile OR pedunculated mass
- 1 mm - 2 cm diameter
- surface may be hyperkeratotic or ulcerated, owing to repeated trauma
What is a benign nerve sheath tumor that is derived from the myelin sheath of peripheral
nerves in the peripheral nervous system called?
A neurofibroma
neuro = nervous system
