Exam 1: Introduction to Preliminary Diagnosis of Oral Lesions

A radiolucency that "scallops around the roots of teeth" is often used to describe a:

Which papillae are elongated in the condition called black hairy tongue?

This torus palatinus would be described as:

The term erythroplakia is best used in which of the following contexts?

Each of the following is considered a variant of normal except one. Which one is the exception?

The base of this lesion would be described as:

Which one of the following is not diagnosed through clinical appearance?

A pathological lesion found frequently in black women in the third decade of life and requiring a radiograph and historical data for diagnosis is:

Ectopic geographic tongue can be found:

The gingival enlargement in this patient was caused by a calcium channel blocker. Which one of the following would likely be the cause?

Retrocuspid papillae are located on the:

Which one of the following is not apparent in leukoedema?

Which term is used to describe a lesion in which parts of a whole are joined together, or fused, to make one?

In internal resorption, the radiolucency seen radiographically is usually:

Which term is used to describe a lesion with borders that are specifically defined and in which one can see the exact margins and extent of the lesion?

Another name for geographic tongue is:

An elevated serum alkaline phosphate level, significant in the diagnosis of Paget disease, is determined from which of the following diagnostic categories?

When antifungal therapy is used to treat angular cheilitis, which diagnostic process is being applied?

The radiographic appearance of a simple radicular cyst is best described as:

Which one of the following is not considered a variant of normal?