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What type of lessions are below the surface?
ulcers
What type of lesions are above the surface?
blisters
What type of lesions are even with the surface?
bruises
What condition appears as a white patch or area?
leukoplakia
What condition results from an infection caused by a yeastlike fungus?
candidiasis
What is another name for "canker sore"?
aphthous ulcer
What is the condition in which inflammation causes severe pain and high fever?
cellulitis
What is the term for inflammation of the tongue?
glossitis
What is the condition in which the pattern of the tongue changes?
geographic tongue
What is the condition in which the body does not absorb vitamin B12?
perniciuos anemia
What type of cancer affects the blood-forming organs?
leukemia
What is a common precancerous lesion among users of smokeless tobacco?
leukoplakia
What is therm for a malignant lesion in the epithelial tissue of the oral cavity?
carcinoma
What causes radiation caries?
lack of saliva
What is the condition frequently seen on the lateral border of the tongue of patients with HIV/AIDS?
hairy leukoplakia
What opportunistic infection is seen as purplish-colored lesions on the skin or oral mucosa of patients with HIV/AIDS?
Kaposi's sarcoma
WHat is the malignant condition that involves the lymph nodes of patients with HIV/AIDS?
lymphadenopathy
What is the term for abnormally large jaws?
macrognathia
What is the name for bony growths in the palate?
torus palatinus
What is a more common term for ankyloglossia?
tongue-tie
What is the dental term for "tooth within a tooth"?
dens in dente
What is the term used for abnormally small teeth?
microdontia
What term is used to describe two teeth joining together?
fusion
Name the hereditary abnormality in which there are hypoplasia-type defects in the enamel formation.
amelogenesis imperfecta
Which of the following are potential complications of oral-facial piercing?
infection
chipped teeth
broken teeth
What factors can cause meth mouth?
consumption of sugary soft drinks
lack of saliva caused by the drug
clenching and grinding of the teeth
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Ch17
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