(NEWEST 2026-2027) ORAL PATHOLOGY DISEASES TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Leukoplakia: A ANSWER White, leathery-looking, thickened patches on the
inside of the mouth that may turn into oral cancer
Answer: Erythroplasia (erythroplakia)
More severe than basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma is a type of
skin cancer that is frequently identified by scaly red nodules or papules.
Smokeless tobacco lesion, or snuff lesion: ANSWER
One type of hypercementosis that is linked to localized bone deterioration is
cementoma.
AIDS-Related Oral Lesions: A Response
The lateral side of the tongue has a little mucosal fold called the foliate papillae.
Varix (plural: varices) - REPLY
More common in women, Native Americans, and Asians, the torus palatinus is
a nodular bony ridge that runs down the middle of the hard palate.
A bony protuberance on the lingual aspect of the lower jaw in the canine
premolar region is called the torus mandibularis.
Idiopathic osteosclerosis is a defect in which dense bone develops without
evident cause.
Defect in osteoporotic bone marrow The response
Small, solitary white or yellow papules on the face, tongue, and lip mucosa are
known as fordyce grains. These little sebaceous cysts don't hurt and are not very
, noticeable.
Leukoedema is an opalescent (milky) buccal mucosa that is frequent in black
people. It is a diffuse gray-white film that is difficult to remove and becomes
less noticeable when the tissue is stretched.
ANSWER: Aphthous stomatitis (Canker sore) is a shallow ulcer on the inside of
the lip, cheeks, or tongue that has a white or yellow core and a red border. It
starts with a burning or tingling feeling and a minor swelling. It is
uncomfortable and normally goes away without leaving any scars after 7 to 10
days.
ANSWER: Herpesvirus infections recurring minor lip blisters, intraoral lesions,
or primary herpes stomatitis
ANSWER: Papillary hyperplasia (PH)
ANSWER for denture sore mouth (DSM)
ANSWER: Dentigerous cyst Cyst surrounding an impacted or unerupted tooth:
Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia, or Epulis fissuratum ANSWER: The surface
of an ill-fitting denture is frequently ulcerated and made of dense, fibrous tissue,
which is the same kind of tissue as an imitation fibroma.
TX: surgical extraction and replacement of the denture
Fibrocollagenous hyperplasia, irritation fibroma-traumatic fibroma, trauma,
buccal mucosa, tongue, and lip ANSWER
• Only when ulcerated do symptoms appear. Treatment: Excision via
conservative surgery
Mucocele is an ANSWER cyst that develops when saliva builds up in soft tissue
due to a ruptured salivary duct.
ANSWER: Papilloma is a benign, superficial growth that resembles a wart on
the epithelial tissue or in other parts of the body, such the bladder.
ANSWER for peripheral fibroma most prevalent type of odontogenic tumor.
comparable to other gingival focal growths in appearance. asymptomatic.
painless. Mandible and gingival. either red or a normal color. radiolucency that
is not particular. Multilocular or Unilocular.
Pyogenic granuloma is a deep red-purple exophytic lesion that is typically
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Leukoplakia: A ANSWER White, leathery-looking, thickened patches on the
inside of the mouth that may turn into oral cancer
Answer: Erythroplasia (erythroplakia)
More severe than basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma is a type of
skin cancer that is frequently identified by scaly red nodules or papules.
Smokeless tobacco lesion, or snuff lesion: ANSWER
One type of hypercementosis that is linked to localized bone deterioration is
cementoma.
AIDS-Related Oral Lesions: A Response
The lateral side of the tongue has a little mucosal fold called the foliate papillae.
Varix (plural: varices) - REPLY
More common in women, Native Americans, and Asians, the torus palatinus is
a nodular bony ridge that runs down the middle of the hard palate.
A bony protuberance on the lingual aspect of the lower jaw in the canine
premolar region is called the torus mandibularis.
Idiopathic osteosclerosis is a defect in which dense bone develops without
evident cause.
Defect in osteoporotic bone marrow The response
Small, solitary white or yellow papules on the face, tongue, and lip mucosa are
known as fordyce grains. These little sebaceous cysts don't hurt and are not very
, noticeable.
Leukoedema is an opalescent (milky) buccal mucosa that is frequent in black
people. It is a diffuse gray-white film that is difficult to remove and becomes
less noticeable when the tissue is stretched.
ANSWER: Aphthous stomatitis (Canker sore) is a shallow ulcer on the inside of
the lip, cheeks, or tongue that has a white or yellow core and a red border. It
starts with a burning or tingling feeling and a minor swelling. It is
uncomfortable and normally goes away without leaving any scars after 7 to 10
days.
ANSWER: Herpesvirus infections recurring minor lip blisters, intraoral lesions,
or primary herpes stomatitis
ANSWER: Papillary hyperplasia (PH)
ANSWER for denture sore mouth (DSM)
ANSWER: Dentigerous cyst Cyst surrounding an impacted or unerupted tooth:
Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia, or Epulis fissuratum ANSWER: The surface
of an ill-fitting denture is frequently ulcerated and made of dense, fibrous tissue,
which is the same kind of tissue as an imitation fibroma.
TX: surgical extraction and replacement of the denture
Fibrocollagenous hyperplasia, irritation fibroma-traumatic fibroma, trauma,
buccal mucosa, tongue, and lip ANSWER
• Only when ulcerated do symptoms appear. Treatment: Excision via
conservative surgery
Mucocele is an ANSWER cyst that develops when saliva builds up in soft tissue
due to a ruptured salivary duct.
ANSWER: Papilloma is a benign, superficial growth that resembles a wart on
the epithelial tissue or in other parts of the body, such the bladder.
ANSWER for peripheral fibroma most prevalent type of odontogenic tumor.
comparable to other gingival focal growths in appearance. asymptomatic.
painless. Mandible and gingival. either red or a normal color. radiolucency that
is not particular. Multilocular or Unilocular.
Pyogenic granuloma is a deep red-purple exophytic lesion that is typically
