18 Questions
What is the term for the absence of a tongue?
Aglossia
What is the name of the condition where the inferior frenulum attaches to the bottom of the tongue and restricts its movement?
Ankyloglossia
What is the name of the condition where the tongue has grooves on its dorsal and lateral aspects?
Fissured tongue
What is the term for a large tongue?
Macroglossia
What is the term for a small tongue?
Microglossia
What is the name of the condition where the posterior dorsal point of fusion of the tongue is defective, resulting in a smooth, erythematous mucosa?
Median Rhomboid Glossitis
What is Agnathia characterized by?
Hypoplasia or absence of the mandible with abnormally positioned ears
What is the condition where the jaw is abnormally large?
Macrognathia
What is the term for the congenital absence of the mouth?
Astomia
What is the condition where one or more body parts overgrow asymmetrically?
Facial Hemihypertrophy
What is the condition where the roof of the mouth does not completely close?
Cleft Palate
What is the term for a small jaw, which may affect either the maxilla or the mandible?
Micrognathia
What is the term for small, painless, raised, pale, red or white spots or bumps 1 to 3 mm in diameter?
Fordyce's disease
What is the condition characterized by defective desquamation of the filiform papillae?
Hairy Tongue
What type of cysts are caused by entrapped epithelium during the development of the palate?
Fissural cysts
What is the term for raised nodules on alveolar ridges of infants?
Gingival cyst of newborns
What is the term for the absence of one or more salivary glands?
Salivary gland aplasia
What is the term for small white or yellow cystic vesicles found along the median palatal raphae?
Epstein Pearl
This quiz covers congenital anomalies that occur during intrauterine life, including structural and functional anomalies of the oral cavity. It includes agnathia, otocephaly, and holoprosencephaly. Test your knowledge on these developmental disorders.
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