Exam 27: Oral Pathology

Oral cancer warning signs include: 1) sores in the oral cavity that do not heal in 1 month 2) lumps or swelling in the oral cavity or lips 3) white or rough lesions in the oral cavity or on the lips 4) soreness or a burning sensation in or around the oral cavity 5) repeated bleeding in specific areas of the mouth for no apparent reason

The herpetic virus lasts on a surface for up to ____________.

Patients presenting with bleeding, infection, pain, and a foul odor of the gingiva may have ____________.

The condition in which the tooth cementum or dentin fuses with the alveolar bone is called ____________.

Piercing has been identified by the National Institute of Health as a disease-transmitting agent for the transmission of bloodborne hepatitis.

The cause of any disease is ____________.

Folds of excess tissue formed from an ill-fitting denture is ____________.

The condition in which the filiform papillae of the tongue become elongated and appear hairy is __________ tongue.

The first stage syphilis chancre disappears within ____ weeks, and no clinical manifestations of the disease will appear in the oral cavity until 2 months to 1 year later.

A dental assistant in most states can diagnose an oral pathological condition.

Torus palatinus are normally seen ____________.

Another name for Herpes zoster is ____________.

The body responds to disease and injury with a process of ____________.

A small lump of tissue that is hard or soft and usually more than 1/4-inch in diameter is a ____________.

When blood vessels under the tongue weaken and extend, the condition is ____________.

The condition in which teeth are congenitally missing is ____________.

Lesions on AIDS patients are found all over the body, but especially on the ____________.

The diagnostic procedure in which dentists may feel with their fingers is ____________.

The inflammatory process contains ____________.