Exam 17: Oral Pathology

A condition characterized by abnormally large jaws is:

Premature loss of primary teeth and shifting of developing teeth horizontally or any other abnormal position may lead to:

A fluid or a semisolid fluid-filled sac is called a(n):

A(n) _____ is a malignant neoplasm that comes from bone.

Personal,family,dental,and lesion histories are often useful in making which of the following types of diagnosis?

The type of cancer that affects the blood-forming organs and is characterized by oral symptoms that include hemorrhage and ulceration is known as:

Because the immune system of the patient with HIV is severely damaged,death is usually caused by:

A benign tumor is:

Negative effects on tooth development due to teratogens are caused by:

Oral pathology is the study of disease in the oral cavity.Because this study is important for the dental assistant,which professional can diagnose pathologic conditions?

Which is the condition of tooth development where congenital absence of teeth is present in the human dentition?

When a suspicious lesion is present,tissue is removed from the lesion and sent to a pathology laboratory.This procedure is called ______ diagnosis.

A _____ diagnosis is made by providing treatment and seeing how the condition responds.

Smokeless tobacco is associated with:

The common term for an aphthous ulcer is:

The body's protective response to irritation or injury is called:

The hereditary condition affecting the formation of dentin,found in both primary and permanent dentition,is called:

___________ is a condition characterized by abnormally small jaws.

The study of oral pathology is important for the dental assistant so as to:

_______ is a superficial infection caused by the yeastlike fungus known as Candida albicans.