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OralnPathologynfornthenDentalnHygienist
n7thnEditionnIbsennTestnBankn2024-
2025:n
CORRECTnQUESTIONSnANDn
ANSWERSn
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2n
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Chaptern01:nIntroductionntonPreliminarynDiagnosisnofnOralnLesionsn
Ibsen:nOralnPathologynfornthenDentalnHygienist,n7thnEditionn n
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MULTIPLEnCHOICEn
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1. Whichndescriptiventermnisndescribednasnansegmentnthatnisnpartnofnthenwhole?n
a. Bullan
b. Vesiclen
c. Lobulen
d. Pustulen
ANS:nCn
Anlobulenisndescribednasnansegmentnornlobenthatnisnpartnofnanwhole.nAnbullanisnanlarg
e,nelevatednlesionnthatncontainsnserousnfluidnandnmaynlooknlikenanblister.nAnvesiclenisn
ansmall,nelevatednlesionnthatncontainsnserousnfluid.nPustulesnarencircumscribednelevation
sncontainingnpus.n
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REF:nVocabulary,nClinicalnofnSoftnTissuenLesions,npagen1n OBJ:n1n
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2. Anlesionnwithnansessilenbasenisndescribednasn
a. annulcer.n
b. stemlike.n
c. pedunculated.n
d. flatnandnbroad.n
ANS:nDn
Sessilendescribesnthenbasenofnanlesionnthatnisnflatnandnbroad.nAnnulcernisnanbreakninnth
ensurfacenepithelium.nAnstemlikenlesionNisUrRefSeIrrNedGtKonIasNpGe.duCnOcuMla
ted.nAnpedunculatednlesionnisnstemlikenornstalk-basedn(similarntonanmushroom).n
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REF:nVocabulary,nClinicalnAppearancenofnSoftnTissuenLesions,npagen1
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OBJ:n1n
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3. Whichnconditionnisnnotndiagnosednthroughnclinicalnappearance?n
a. Mandibularntorin
b. Fordycengranulesn
c. Blacknhairyntonguen
d. Compoundnodontoman
ANS:nDn
Thencompoundnodontomanisninitiallynidentifiednradiographicallynasnanradiopaquenareanin
nwhichntoothnstructurencannbenidentified.nNonclinicalncomponentnexists.nMandibularntori
narenidentifiednclinicallynasnareasnofnexostosisnonnthenlingualnaspectsnofnmandibularnpr
,n
3n
emolars.nFordycengranulesnarenyellownclustersnofnectopicnsebaceousnglandsndiagnosednt
hroughnclinicalnappearance.nBlacknhairyntonguenisndiagnosednclinically.nThenfiliformnpa
pillaenonnthendorsalntonguenelongatenandnbecomenbrownnornblack.nCausesnincludentoba
cco,nalcohol,nhydrogennperoxide,nchemicalnrinses,nantibiotics,nandnantacids.n
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REF:nnnRadiographicnDiagnosis,npagen9n OBJ:n3n
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4. Anothernnamenforngeographicntonguenisn
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a. mediannrhomboidnglossitis.n
b. benignnmigratorynglossitis.n
c. fissuredntongue.n
d. blacknhairyntongue.n
ANS:nBn
Benignnmigratorynglossitisnisnanothernnamenforngeographicntongue.nResearchnsuggestsnt
hatnmediannrhomboidnglossitisnisnassociatednwithnanchronicnfungalninfectionnfromnCand
idanalbicans.nSometimesnthenconditionnresolvesnwithnantifungalntherapy.nFissuredntongu
enisnseenninn5%nofnthenpopulation.nItnisnanvariantnofnnormal.nGeneticnfactorsnarentypic
allynassociatednwithnthencondition.nBlacknhairyntonguenisncausednbynanreactionntonche
micals,ntobacco,nhydrogennperoxide,nornantacids.nThenfiliformnpapillaenonnthendorsalnto
nguenbecomenelongatednandnarendarknbrownntonblack.n
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REF:nnnGeographicnTongue,npagen24n OBJ:n7n
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5. Thisnbonynhardnstructureninnthenmidlinenofnthenhardnpalatenisngeneticninnoriginnandnin
heritedninnannautosomalndominantnmanner.nThendiagnosisnisnmadenthroughnclinicalnappe
arance.nWhichnconditionnisnsuspected?n
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a. Palatalncystn
b. Torusnpalatinusn
c. Mixedntumorn
d. Ranulan
ANS:nBn
Antorusnpalatinusnisndevelopmentalnandnbonynhardnandnisnfoundnonnthenmidlinenofnthe
npalate.nDiagnosisnisnmadenonnthenbasisnofnclinicalnappearance.nAnpalatalncystnappears
nradiolucentnonnanradiographicnexaminationnandnisnnotndiagnosednthroughnclinicalnappe
arance.nAnmixedntumornornpleomorphicnadenomanisnanbenignntumornofnsalivarynglandn
origin,nfoundnunilaterallynoffnthenmidlinenofnthenhardnpalate.nItnisncomposednofntumorn
tissuenthatnisnnotnbonynhardntonpalpation.nRanulanisnantermnusednfornanmucocele-
likenlesionnthatnformsnunilaterallynonnthenfloornofnthenmouth.n
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REF:nTorusnPalatinus,npagen21n OBJ:n4n
6. Thengray-
whitenopalescentnfilmnseennonnthenbuccalnmucosanofn85%nofnblacknadultsnisnanvariant
nofnnormalnthatnrequiresnnontreatmentnandnisntermedna.nlineanalba.n
b. leukoedema.n
c. leukoplakia.n
d. whitenspongennevus.n
ANS:nBn
Leukoedemanisnandiffusenopalescencenmostncommonlynseennonnthenbuccalnmucosaninnb
lacknindividuals.nLineanalbanisnan“whitenline”nthatnextendsnanteroposteriorlynonnthenbuc
calnmucosanalongnthenocclusalnplane.nItnisnmostnprominentninnpatientsnwhonhavenancle
nchingnorngrindingnhabit.nLeukoplakianisnanclinicalntermnfornanwhitenlesion,nthencausen
ofnwhichnisnunknown.nWhitenspongennevusnisnangeneticn(autosomalndominant)ntrait.nCli
nically,nitnisncharacterizednbynansoftnwhite,nfoldedn(orncorrugated)noralnmucosa.nAnthic
knlayernofnkeratinnproducesnthenwhitening.n
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REF:nnnLeukoedema,npagen23n OBJ:n8n
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7. Whichnconditionnmostnlikelynrespondsntontherapeuticndiagnosis?n
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OralnPathologynfornthenDentalnHygienist
n7thnEditionnIbsennTestnBankn2024-
2025:n
CORRECTnQUESTIONSnANDn
ANSWERSn
,n
2n
n
n
Chaptern01:nIntroductionntonPreliminarynDiagnosisnofnOralnLesionsn
Ibsen:nOralnPathologynfornthenDentalnHygienist,n7thnEditionn n
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MULTIPLEnCHOICEn
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1. Whichndescriptiventermnisndescribednasnansegmentnthatnisnpartnofnthenwhole?n
a. Bullan
b. Vesiclen
c. Lobulen
d. Pustulen
ANS:nCn
Anlobulenisndescribednasnansegmentnornlobenthatnisnpartnofnanwhole.nAnbullanisnanlarg
e,nelevatednlesionnthatncontainsnserousnfluidnandnmaynlooknlikenanblister.nAnvesiclenisn
ansmall,nelevatednlesionnthatncontainsnserousnfluid.nPustulesnarencircumscribednelevation
sncontainingnpus.n
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REF:nVocabulary,nClinicalnofnSoftnTissuenLesions,npagen1n OBJ:n1n
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2. Anlesionnwithnansessilenbasenisndescribednasn
a. annulcer.n
b. stemlike.n
c. pedunculated.n
d. flatnandnbroad.n
ANS:nDn
Sessilendescribesnthenbasenofnanlesionnthatnisnflatnandnbroad.nAnnulcernisnanbreakninnth
ensurfacenepithelium.nAnstemlikenlesionNisUrRefSeIrrNedGtKonIasNpGe.duCnOcuMla
ted.nAnpedunculatednlesionnisnstemlikenornstalk-basedn(similarntonanmushroom).n
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REF:nVocabulary,nClinicalnAppearancenofnSoftnTissuenLesions,npagen1
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OBJ:n1n
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3. Whichnconditionnisnnotndiagnosednthroughnclinicalnappearance?n
a. Mandibularntorin
b. Fordycengranulesn
c. Blacknhairyntonguen
d. Compoundnodontoman
ANS:nDn
Thencompoundnodontomanisninitiallynidentifiednradiographicallynasnanradiopaquenareanin
nwhichntoothnstructurencannbenidentified.nNonclinicalncomponentnexists.nMandibularntori
narenidentifiednclinicallynasnareasnofnexostosisnonnthenlingualnaspectsnofnmandibularnpr
,n
3n
emolars.nFordycengranulesnarenyellownclustersnofnectopicnsebaceousnglandsndiagnosednt
hroughnclinicalnappearance.nBlacknhairyntonguenisndiagnosednclinically.nThenfiliformnpa
pillaenonnthendorsalntonguenelongatenandnbecomenbrownnornblack.nCausesnincludentoba
cco,nalcohol,nhydrogennperoxide,nchemicalnrinses,nantibiotics,nandnantacids.n
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REF:nnnRadiographicnDiagnosis,npagen9n OBJ:n3n
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4. Anothernnamenforngeographicntonguenisn
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a. mediannrhomboidnglossitis.n
b. benignnmigratorynglossitis.n
c. fissuredntongue.n
d. blacknhairyntongue.n
ANS:nBn
Benignnmigratorynglossitisnisnanothernnamenforngeographicntongue.nResearchnsuggestsnt
hatnmediannrhomboidnglossitisnisnassociatednwithnanchronicnfungalninfectionnfromnCand
idanalbicans.nSometimesnthenconditionnresolvesnwithnantifungalntherapy.nFissuredntongu
enisnseenninn5%nofnthenpopulation.nItnisnanvariantnofnnormal.nGeneticnfactorsnarentypic
allynassociatednwithnthencondition.nBlacknhairyntonguenisncausednbynanreactionntonche
micals,ntobacco,nhydrogennperoxide,nornantacids.nThenfiliformnpapillaenonnthendorsalnto
nguenbecomenelongatednandnarendarknbrownntonblack.n
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REF:nnnGeographicnTongue,npagen24n OBJ:n7n
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5. Thisnbonynhardnstructureninnthenmidlinenofnthenhardnpalatenisngeneticninnoriginnandnin
heritedninnannautosomalndominantnmanner.nThendiagnosisnisnmadenthroughnclinicalnappe
arance.nWhichnconditionnisnsuspected?n
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a. Palatalncystn
b. Torusnpalatinusn
c. Mixedntumorn
d. Ranulan
ANS:nBn
Antorusnpalatinusnisndevelopmentalnandnbonynhardnandnisnfoundnonnthenmidlinenofnthe
npalate.nDiagnosisnisnmadenonnthenbasisnofnclinicalnappearance.nAnpalatalncystnappears
nradiolucentnonnanradiographicnexaminationnandnisnnotndiagnosednthroughnclinicalnappe
arance.nAnmixedntumornornpleomorphicnadenomanisnanbenignntumornofnsalivarynglandn
origin,nfoundnunilaterallynoffnthenmidlinenofnthenhardnpalate.nItnisncomposednofntumorn
tissuenthatnisnnotnbonynhardntonpalpation.nRanulanisnantermnusednfornanmucocele-
likenlesionnthatnformsnunilaterallynonnthenfloornofnthenmouth.n
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REF:nTorusnPalatinus,npagen21n OBJ:n4n
6. Thengray-
whitenopalescentnfilmnseennonnthenbuccalnmucosanofn85%nofnblacknadultsnisnanvariant
nofnnormalnthatnrequiresnnontreatmentnandnisntermedna.nlineanalba.n
b. leukoedema.n
c. leukoplakia.n
d. whitenspongennevus.n
ANS:nBn
Leukoedemanisnandiffusenopalescencenmostncommonlynseennonnthenbuccalnmucosaninnb
lacknindividuals.nLineanalbanisnan“whitenline”nthatnextendsnanteroposteriorlynonnthenbuc
calnmucosanalongnthenocclusalnplane.nItnisnmostnprominentninnpatientsnwhonhavenancle
nchingnorngrindingnhabit.nLeukoplakianisnanclinicalntermnfornanwhitenlesion,nthencausen
ofnwhichnisnunknown.nWhitenspongennevusnisnangeneticn(autosomalndominant)ntrait.nCli
nically,nitnisncharacterizednbynansoftnwhite,nfoldedn(orncorrugated)noralnmucosa.nAnthic
knlayernofnkeratinnproducesnthenwhitening.n
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REF:nnnLeukoedema,npagen23n OBJ:n8n
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7. Whichnconditionnmostnlikelynrespondsntontherapeuticndiagnosis?n
