Exam 10: Extraoral and Intraoral Examination

Jodi is 33 weeks pregnant and concerned with a bump on her gum that has been there for 2 weeks.Upon examination,there is a 4- by 5-mm lesion on the gingiva near tooth 12 and 13 that bleeds easily.What lesion is Jodi likely presenting with at her appointment?

When conducting the extraoral and intraoral examination,the hygienist asks Johnny to place his tongue on the roof of his mouth,but he has difficulty doing so.What condition does Johnny likely have?

Which of the following is NOT a name for geographic tongue?

Phenytoin and cyclosporin are associated with which reactive lesion?

A healthy 36-year-old African-American male with no significant findings in his medical history and currently not taking any medications has developed a focal enlargement of his gingiva in the area of his left mandibular lateral incisor.It has slowly developed over the past 2 years in an area with significant subgingival calculus.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be the diagnosis?

Which biopsy would best be used for pemphigoid?

Which of the following drugs is strongly associated with drug-related gingival overgrowth?

Which of the following techniques is capable of resulting in a diagnosis rather than being a screening tool?

If a lesion is indurated,what does this finding indicate about the lesion?

In terms of potential cancerous lesions,leukoplakia is more common to find in the oral cavity than erythroplakia.However,erythroplakia is more dangerous,with biopsy revealing severe dysplasia or malignancy in 60% to 90% of cases.

What is the most common site of oral cancer?

When assessing temporomandibular joint function,which palpation method is used?

Which is the recommended procedure for a standard oral cancer screening examination?

When palpating the buccal mucosa for abnormalities,which technique should be used?

Which of the following conditions appears as a bilateral grayish-white opalescence on the buccal mucosa?

The staging system currently used in North America is the TNM system,in which the tumor is assigned a number (0 to 4)based on its tumor size (T),whether lymph nodes are involved (N),and whether metastases have occurred (M).A stage of T4 has the best prognosis.

Red areas may clinically appear in a leukoplakia called speckled leukoplakia.Speckled leukoplakia has a high risk of malignancy.

Mary is a new patient to the office and has a chief complaint of extra tissue in her mouth.The health history indicates no medications and her dental history indicates she has had a maxillary denture for 15 years.What oral condition would you likely see upon intraoral examination?

The most common type of oral cancer is