Oral Pathology

study of disease in the oral cavity.

systemic

Historical, Clinical, Radiographic, Microscopic, Laboratory, Therapeutic, Surgical, and Differential findings.

the clinical appearance of the lesion, including the color, size, shape, and location.

periaphical pathology, internal resorption, and impacted teeth.

a suspicious lesion is present, tissue is removed from the lesion and is sent to a pathology lab.

is made by providing a treatment and seeing how the condition responds.

may be caused by a lack of the B-complex vitamins, or a fungal infection.

broad term for abnormal tissues in the oral cavity.

a wound, sore, or any other tissue damage caused by injury or disease.

whether they extend below or above the mucosal surface, and whether they lie flat or even with the mucosal surface.

break in the mucosa that looks like a punched-out area, similiar to a crater.

a shallow injury in the mucosa caused by mechanical trauma.

collection of pus in a specific area.

fluid or semisolid, fluid-filled sac.

vesicles, are filled with a watery fluid.

looks like a blister but contains pus.

similiar to a blister, but contains blood.

any patch or flat area that is slightly raised from the surface.

general term that means "White patch"

is unknown, but the prescence of disease is often linked to chronic irritation or trauma.

before a malignant lesion develops.

benign, chronic disease that afects the skin and oral mucosa.

patchy white lesions exhibit a characteristic pattern of circles and interconnecting lines.

superficial infection caused by the yeasterlike fungus Candida albicans.

from antibiotic therapy, diabetes, xerostoma, and weakens immunologic reactions.

creamy white plaques in the mouth. The patient frequently describes a burning sensation, an unpleasant taste, or the feeling of blisters forming in the mouth.

white plague that cannot be removed.

canker sores occur as a common form of oral mucosal ulceration.

disease that causes recuring outbreaks of blister-like sores inside the mouth and lips. appear on the linings of the cheek, edge of the tongue, floor of the mouth.

mildest form of involvement, represents 90 percent of all cases.

characterized by more frequent outbreaks of larger, deeper ulcers that take longer to heal.

condition in which an inflammation is uncontroled within a localized area.

general term that is used to describe inflammation and changes to the tongue.

The filiform papillae become elongated so that they resemble hairs. These elongated papillae become stained by food and tobacco.

surface of the tongue loses areas of the filiform papillae in irregularly shaped patterns.

Theories include a vitamin deficiency or chronic trauma over a long period. The top of the tongue appears to have deep fissures or grooves that can get food trapped in.

condition in which the body does not absorb vitamin B12. People with this condition show signs of anemia, weakness, fatigue, nausea...etc.

ulceration and redness at the corners of the lips.