Chapter 17 Oral Pathology Multiple Choice

What factors can cause meth mouth?

Consumption of sugary soft drinks, lack of saliva by the drug, clenching and grinding of the teeth. (e = all of the above)

Which of the following are potential complication(s) of oral-facial piercing?

Infection, chipped teeth, broken teeth (d = all of the above)

What opportunistic infection is seen as purplish-colored lesions on the skin or oral mucosa of patients with HIV/AIDS?

Kaposi's sarcoma (b)

Name the hereditary abnormality in which there are hypoplasia-type defects in the enamel formation.

amelogenesis imperfecta (c)

What is another term for "canker sore"?

aphthous ulcer (a)

What types of lesions are above the surface?

blisters (c)

What types of lesions are even with the surface?

bruises (d)

What condition results from an infectious caused by a yeastlike fungus?

candidiasis (d)

What is the term for a malignant lesion in the epithelial tissue of the oral cavity?

carcinoma (c)

What is the condition in which inflammation causes severe pain and high fever?

cellulitis (b)

What is the dental term for "tooth within a tooth"?

dens in dente (b)

What term is used to describe two teeth joining together?

fusion (d)

What is the condition in which a pattern on the tongue changes?

geographic tongue (d)

What is the term for inflammation of the tongue?

glossitis (b)

What is the condition frequently seen on the lateral border of the tongue of patients with HIV/AIDS?

hairy leukoplakia (a)

What causes radiation caries?

lack of saliva (d)

What type of cancer affects the blood-forming organs?

leukemia (c)

What is a common precancerous lesion among users of smokeless tobacco?

leukoplakia (b)

What condition appears as a white patch or area?

leukoplakia (c)

What is the malignant condition that involves the lymph nodes of patients with HIV/AIDS?

lymphadenopathy (c)

What is the term for abnormally large laws?

macrognathia (a)

What is the term used for abnormally small teeth?

microdontia (b)

What is the condition in which the body does not absorb vitamin B12?

pernicious anemia (a)

What is ma more common term for ankyloglossia?

tongue tie (c)

What is the name for bony growth in the palate?

torus palatinus (d)

What types of lesions are below the surface?

ulcers (a)