Oral Pathology by Mikayla Pitkin

Atrophic

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 14:32:16 UTC

-Thinning of tissue layers
APPEARANCE: Shiny/Translucent

Bulla

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 14:34:50 UTC

-Blister
-Circumscribed
-Contains clear, watery fluid or blood

Desquamate

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 14:50:32 UTC

CAUSE: Separation of submucosa
APPEARANCE: Sloughing of epithelium

Ecchymosis

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:28:27 UTC

CAUSE: Trauma (Usually)
-Area of submucosal hemorrhage >2cm
APPEARANCE: Bruising

Erosion

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:31:00 UTC

-Thinning of epithelial surface of oral mucosa
APPEARANCE: Red colour

Erythematous

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:32:23 UTC

CAUSE: Results from erosion
Increase in vascularity
APPEARANCE: Red

Indurated

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:34:12 UTC

-Firm
Often indurated margins present with oral squamous cell carcinoma

Keratotic

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:35:31 UTC

APPEARANCE: White patch
CAUSE: Excessive Keratin from constant rubbing/friction on oral muco

Macule

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:53:28 UTC

APPEARANCE:
-"Freckle"
-Flat
-Circumscribed
-Pigmented

Nodule

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:55:10 UTC

APPEARANCE:
-Elevated
-Solid

Papillary

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:56:11 UTC

APPEARANCE: Many blunted projections in a "Cluster"

Papule

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:57:10 UTC

APPEARANCE:
-Elevated slightly
-Circumscribed

Pseudomembrane

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:58:08 UTC

Accumulation of necrotic debris on the surface of a lesion in the oral cavity
APPEARANCE: White or yellow

Ulcer

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 16:59:57 UTC

Localized area characterized by loss of oral epithelium completely where submucosal tissue is exposed at base of lesion. Commonly known as a Canker sore.

Verrucous

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 17:04:55 UTC

APPEARANCE:
-Numerous elongated projections
-Commonly projections are white (due to hyperkeratosis)

Vesicle

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 17:07:26 UTC

Small blister measuring < 0.5mm
-Fluid filled

DESCRIPTIVE WORDS

mikaylapitkin — 2019-03-22 17:17:22 UTC

SIZE & SHAPE:
_{HOW: Use probe to measure length/width
WORDS:
-Round
-Oval
-Triangular
-Linear
-Raised (Papillary)
-Flat (Macular)}
BORDERS:
_{-Well defined
-irregular/ill-defined}

COLOUR:
_{-Normal
-White
-Red
-Yellow
-Brown
-Blue
-Black}

SURFACE TEXTURE:
_{-Smooth (covered with tissue that is intact)
-Rough (Pebbly, papillary or corrugated)
-Ulcerated
-Hyperkeratinized
-Erosive/Thinning}
MOBILITY:
_{-Movable or Fixed
-How is lesion interacting?}

MODE OF ATTACHMENT
_{-Sessile (Broad)} _{base
-Pedunculated (Narrow) Mushroom shaped}CONSISTENCY:
_{Soft vs. Firm}NUMBER:_{-Solitary (single)
-Multiple}SYMMETRY:_{Bilateral vs. unilateral}