Abnormalities of Mouth

Cards (53)

  • Aphthous stomatitis (Canker ulcer) - painful small ulcers which does not occur on lip surface; non contagious 

  • Gingivitis - red swollen gum that easily bleeds
  • Periodontitis (Receding gums) - Gum tissue surrounding tooth pulls back, exposing more of tooth or root of tooth
  • Kaposi sarcoma lesion - advanced lesion seen in HIV
  • Candida albicans infection (thrush) - curd-like patches easily scrape off, leaving a reddened area
  • Leukoplakia (Ventral surface) - thick raised patch does not scrape off; seen in heavy tobacco or alcohol use
  • Hairy leukoplakia (Lateral surface) - Affects the lateral surface of the tongue and causes white lesions, or patches, on the tongue
  • Cheilosis of lips - scaling painful fissures at corner of lips
  • Black hairy tongue - not hair, but elongated filiform papillae seen with the use of antibiotics that inhibit normal bacteria
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency - smooth, reddish tongue without papillae
  • Carcinoma of lip - round, indurated lesion become crusted and ulcerated with elevated border
  • Carcinoma of tongue - round indurated lesion becomes crusty and ulcerated with elevated border
  • Acute tonsilitis - secondary to infectious mononucleosis
  • Supernumerary Teeth
  • Peg lateral
  • Koplik's Spot - early signs for measles
  • Hyperplasia
  • blue-black line
  • tongue-tie (Ankyloglossia)
  • Torus Palatinus - bony protuberance in the midline of the hard palate
  • Chapped lips
  • Cracked lips
  • Swelled lips
  • Discolored lips
  • Burning lips
  • Rosy pink lips
  • Oropharyngeal dysphagia - difficulty initiating swallowing
  • Esophageal dysphagia - difficulty passing food down the esophagus
  • Functional dysphagia - sensation of difficulty swallowing not associated with anatomic abnormalities or injury
  • Neuromuscular symptom complex - experiences gradually progressive difficulty in swallowing solid food and liquids due to neurodegenerative, motor neuron disease, or damage to the central nervous system
  • Benign leukoedema
  • Dysphagia - difficulty swallowing
  • Odynophagia - painful swallowing
  • Hoarseness - condition marked by changes in the pitch or quality of the voice, which may sound weak, scratchy or husky.
  • Tonsil, grade 1 - are hidden within the pillars
  • Tonsil, grade 2 - extend to the pillars
  • Tonsil, grade 3 - extend beyond the pillars but not touching one another
  • Tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of tonsils
  • Tonsils, grade 4 - extend to the midline
  • Anorectal fistula – a small round opening in the skin that surrounds the anal opening.