Chapter 14- quiz Flashcards
What’s are other names for a canker sore?
Aphthous ulcer
recurrent aphthous stomatitis
Do aphthous ulcers affect the majority of the population?
No, they affect 40% of the pop
What are the risks for canker sores?
females <20 years genetics IBD (celiacs) smoking, stress, trauma, fever, certain foods
What causes cold sores? what are other names for cold sores?
cause: herpes simplex virus
aka: herpetic stomatitis, fever blisters
T/F: the majority of initial HSV infections are asymptomatic
T/F: Few adults are HSV carriers
T: 80% asymptomatic
F: MOST adults are HSV carriers
Where does a latent HSV infection hang out?
in the trigeminal ganglion
Does the location of the HSV infection indicate type of organism?
NO, HSV 1 and HSV 2 may infect at either location (mouth/face–genitals)
MC locations of HSV infections
labial nasal buccal gingival hard palate
HSV spread to what organ is life threatening? What does it cause? What type MC causes it?
Brain
Herpesviral encephalitis–acute CNS inflammation/swelling
HSV-1
What is the MC oral fungal infection?
What organism causes it?
Where is it found, specifically?
what are the risks for getting it?
MC: Oral candidiasis
cause:Candida albicans
Found: tongue, cheek, gums, tonsils
risks: immunodeficiency, broad-spectrum antibiotics, diabetes
What is thrush? what are its features?
pseudomembranous cadidiasis
gray-to-white residue: when scraped off, erythema below
Which type of oral proliferative lesion is reactive? Where’s it MC?
Fibroma- chronic irritation –> hyperplasia/fibrosis
MC along bite line
What is known as the oral ‘pregnancy tumor’? What causes it?
pyogenic granuloma
hormonal factors, irritation
What is leukoplakia?
a raised white patch that can’t be scraped off
