Oral Pathology and Disease Recognition Flashcards

Fordyce spots are ectopic sebaceous glands most commonly found on which oral structure?

Answer: Buccal mucosa and lips

Fordyce spots appear as yellowish-white granules on the buccal mucosa and lips and are a normal anatomical variant.

Which oral manifestation is most characteristic of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis?

Answer: Widespread vesicles and ulcers with fever and lymphadenopathy

Primary HSV-1 infection presents with multiple vesicles that rupture into ulcers, accompanied by fever, malaise, and cervical lymphadenopathy.

Kaposi's sarcoma in the oral cavity appears most frequently on which structure?

Answer: Hard palate and gingiva

Oral Kaposi's sarcoma, associated with HHV-8 in immunocompromised patients, most commonly presents as a red-purple lesion on the hard palate and gingiva.

A bony, hard, sessile nodule on the midline of the hard palate is called:

Answer: Torus palatinus

Torus palatinus is a benign bony exostosis located on the midline of the hard palate and requires no treatment unless it interferes with a prosthesis.

Which systemic condition is associated with gingival fibromatosis and multiple odontomas?

Answer: Gardner syndrome

Gardner syndrome is characterized by colorectal polyposis, osteomas, epidermoid cysts, and multiple odontomas.

Erythroplakia carries a greater risk of malignant transformation compared to leukoplakia because:

Answer: It shows a higher rate of severe dysplasia or carcinoma in situ

Erythroplakia has a malignant transformation rate of up to 90%, far exceeding that of leukoplakia, due to the high prevalence of severe epithelial dysplasia.