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Oral Pathology
Physical and Chemical Injuries
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Pathology
Graduate
01/20/2010

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Term
What is another name for morsicatio buccarum?
Definition
Chronic cheek chewing
Term
Morsicatio buccarum may also affect what other areas?
Definition
Lip mucosa and tongue
Term
What are the histological features of morsicatio buccarum?
Definition
  • Extensive hyperkeratosis with ragged surface
  • Not smooth linea alba
Term
What is traumatic mucositis?
Definition
Injury with inflammatory host response but mucosal surface remains intact
Term
What is traumatic laceration?
Definition
  • Fresh injury
  • Broken mucosal surface
  • No significant host response yet
Term
What is traumatic ulceration?
Definition
Injury with loss of surface epithelium and inflammatory host response
Term
What is traumatic granuloma?
Definition
Persistent ulceration from chronic penetrating trauma to mucosa
Term
What is eosinophilic ulceration?
Definition
Rare chronic traumatic ulcer occuring in mucosa over muscle
Term
Where does eosinophilic ulceration usually occur?
Definition
On the tongue
Term
What is another name for eosinophilic ulceration?
Definition
Traumatic granuloma
Term
When should you promptly biopsy a lesion?
Definition
If it does not heal within 10 days to 2 weeks of conservative treatment
Term
Where are thermal burns most commonly located?
Definition
Anterior palate and tip of tongue
Term
What are iatrogenic causes of chemical burn?
Definition
  • Silver nitrate
  • Bleaching materials
  • Acid etching products
  • Topical anesthetics
  • Endodontic materials
Term
What is the most common cause of submucosal hemorrhage?
Definition
Physical trauma
Term
What are the types of submucosal hemorrhage?
Definition
  • Petechiae
  • Purpura
  • Ecchymosis
  • Hematoma
Term
What therapeutic radiation dose generally causes injury?
Definition
40 to 70 grays
Term
What are the possible head and neck effects of radiation therapy?
Definition
  • Mucositis
  • Hemorrhage
  • Trismus
  • Dermatitis
  • Xerostomia
  • Loss of taste
  • Osteoradionecrosis
  • Developmental abnormalities
  • Secondary infection
Term
Radiation mucositis occurs during which week of radiation treatment?
Definition
Second week
Term
What are the acute signs and symptoms of radiation dermatitis?
Definition
  • Erythema
  • Edema
  • Burning
  • Pruritis
  • Frank ulcerations
Term
What are the late signs and symptoms of radiation dermatitis?
Definition
  • Hyperpigmentation
  • Hair loss
  • Scarring
  • Chronic dermatitis
Term
What is chronic dermatitis?
Definition
May develop telangiectasias and thin dry atrophic skin due to radiation dermatitis
Term
Xerostomia most often causes what type of caries?
Definition
Cervical caries due to prior history of gum disease and gingival recession
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