DH 311 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
1. Why do we do an EO/IO exam?: - Orofacial structures are very sensitive
general health indicators
- Patient may not be aware of an issue
- Screen for oral cancer
2. What percent of a general population have something unusual in
their mouth?: 10%
3. What percent of head and neck cancers originate in the oral cavity?: 75%
4. What percent of head and neck cancers are caused by tobacco and
alcohol use?: 75%
5. What are the risk factors of oral cancer?: - HPV
- Sun exposure
- Alcohol abuse
- Tobacco use
6. What percent of people does oral cancer occur in without any risk factors?
: 25%
7. What are the symptoms of oral cancer?: - lump/nodule that does not hea
- sore throat that does not go away
- change/hoarse voice
- unusual bleeding or pain in the mouth
- red or white patches
8. Where are the most common sites for oral squamous cell carcinoma?:
- lower lip (38%)
- lateral border of tongue (30%)
- floor of mouth (14%)
- oropharyngeal (11%)
9. What are you looking for in the EO exam?: cursory look, symmetry,
color, lesions, swelling
10.What areas of the head and neck do you palpate during the EO exam?:
- lymph nodes
- head and neck regions
- parietal and occipital regions
- temporal region
- frontal region
- orbital and nasal regions
- infraorbital and zygomatic regions
- buccal region
- oral and mental regions
- anterior and posterior cervical regions
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- submandibular and submental triangle regions
- anterior midline cervical region
11.What areas of the mouth do you palpate and visually examine during
and IO exam?: - palate
- pharynx
- tongue
- floor of mouth
- teeth
- periodontium
- lips buccal mucosa
12.What is the purpose of GI?: To assess severity of gingivitis based on
color, consistency and BOP
13.What teeth do you probe to est. GI?: 3,9,12,19,25,28
14.What 4 areas of the tooth do you probe to get GI?: D, F/B, M, L
15.Do you use a walking stroke when est. GI?: No, not measuring for
depth. Gently press on gingiva with probe to determine firmness
16.Where do most periodontal infections begin?: The col
17.What is the order of identifying a tooth?: dentition, arch, quad, tooth
18.What is the terminology for common signs of cancer?: chronicity,
ery- throplakia, erythroleukoplakia, fissuring, fixation, induration,
leukoplakia, lym- phadenopathy, ulceration or erosion
19.How do you describe a lesion?: size, color, texture, consistency
20.What elevated lesion contains fluid? Blisterform or nonblisterform?:
Blis- terform
21.What elevated lesion is solid? Blisterform or nonblisterform?:
Nonblister- form
22.What are the types of blisterform lesions?: vesicles, pustules, bullae
23.What are the types of nonblisterform lesions?: papules, nodules, tumors
24.What are flat lesions called?: Macule
25.What are the types of depressed lesions?: ulcer, erosion
26.erythema: redness of the skin
27.exophytic: a lesion that grows outward from the surface
28.Indurated: hardened
29.Papillary: Resembling small, nipple-shaped projections or elevations
found in clusters
30.Petechiae: a small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin
31.Pseudomembrane: a gray-white layer covering the necrotic areas of th
gingiva
32.Polyp: a mushroom-like growth from the surface of a mucous
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1. Why do we do an EO/IO exam?: - Orofacial structures are very sensitive
general health indicators
- Patient may not be aware of an issue
- Screen for oral cancer
2. What percent of a general population have something unusual in
their mouth?: 10%
3. What percent of head and neck cancers originate in the oral cavity?: 75%
4. What percent of head and neck cancers are caused by tobacco and
alcohol use?: 75%
5. What are the risk factors of oral cancer?: - HPV
- Sun exposure
- Alcohol abuse
- Tobacco use
6. What percent of people does oral cancer occur in without any risk factors?
: 25%
7. What are the symptoms of oral cancer?: - lump/nodule that does not hea
- sore throat that does not go away
- change/hoarse voice
- unusual bleeding or pain in the mouth
- red or white patches
8. Where are the most common sites for oral squamous cell carcinoma?:
- lower lip (38%)
- lateral border of tongue (30%)
- floor of mouth (14%)
- oropharyngeal (11%)
9. What are you looking for in the EO exam?: cursory look, symmetry,
color, lesions, swelling
10.What areas of the head and neck do you palpate during the EO exam?:
- lymph nodes
- head and neck regions
- parietal and occipital regions
- temporal region
- frontal region
- orbital and nasal regions
- infraorbital and zygomatic regions
- buccal region
- oral and mental regions
- anterior and posterior cervical regions
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, DH 311 Exam 3 Questions and Answers
- submandibular and submental triangle regions
- anterior midline cervical region
11.What areas of the mouth do you palpate and visually examine during
and IO exam?: - palate
- pharynx
- tongue
- floor of mouth
- teeth
- periodontium
- lips buccal mucosa
12.What is the purpose of GI?: To assess severity of gingivitis based on
color, consistency and BOP
13.What teeth do you probe to est. GI?: 3,9,12,19,25,28
14.What 4 areas of the tooth do you probe to get GI?: D, F/B, M, L
15.Do you use a walking stroke when est. GI?: No, not measuring for
depth. Gently press on gingiva with probe to determine firmness
16.Where do most periodontal infections begin?: The col
17.What is the order of identifying a tooth?: dentition, arch, quad, tooth
18.What is the terminology for common signs of cancer?: chronicity,
ery- throplakia, erythroleukoplakia, fissuring, fixation, induration,
leukoplakia, lym- phadenopathy, ulceration or erosion
19.How do you describe a lesion?: size, color, texture, consistency
20.What elevated lesion contains fluid? Blisterform or nonblisterform?:
Blis- terform
21.What elevated lesion is solid? Blisterform or nonblisterform?:
Nonblister- form
22.What are the types of blisterform lesions?: vesicles, pustules, bullae
23.What are the types of nonblisterform lesions?: papules, nodules, tumors
24.What are flat lesions called?: Macule
25.What are the types of depressed lesions?: ulcer, erosion
26.erythema: redness of the skin
27.exophytic: a lesion that grows outward from the surface
28.Indurated: hardened
29.Papillary: Resembling small, nipple-shaped projections or elevations
found in clusters
30.Petechiae: a small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin
31.Pseudomembrane: a gray-white layer covering the necrotic areas of th
gingiva
32.Polyp: a mushroom-like growth from the surface of a mucous
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