Oral Epithelial Dysplasia Quiz

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

What is the primary risk factor for oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer?

Actinic radiation

Tobacco (correct)

Alcohol

Chronic infections

What is the characteristic feature of severe epithelial dysplasia?

Involvement of at least half the epithelium

Involvement of the lower 1/3 of the epithelium

Involvement of the entire epithelium

Involvement of most of the epithelium thickness (correct)

What is the effect of nicotine on oral cancer?

It is not carcinogenic by itself (correct)

It is a direct carcinogen

It reduces the risk of oral cancer

It increases the permeability of mucosa to carcinogens

What is the role of alcohol in oral cancer?

It increases the permeability of mucosa to carcinogens Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of ultraviolet radiation on the lip?

It causes characteristic mutations in cellular DNA Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of candida albicans in oral lesions?

It is a type of fungus Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for abnormal growth of epithelial cells in the mouth?

Dysplasia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a white patch on the oral mucosa?

Leukoplakia Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of oral submucous fibrosis cases show signs of epithelial dysplasia?

10-15% Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a clinical feature of oral submucous fibrosis?

Xerostomia Signup and view all the answers

What is the main cause of oral submucous fibrosis?

Areca nut betel quid chewing Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic histopathological feature of oral submucous fibrosis?

Juxta epithelial and submucosal deposition of densely collagenized, hypovascular connective tissue Signup and view all the answers

What is the prognosis of oral submucous fibrosis?

It does not regress with habit cessation Signup and view all the answers

What is the oral lesion that is completely reversible?

Nicotine Stomatitis Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk of malignant transformation in the palate except for?

Reverse smokers Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of this lecture?

To detail the histopathological aspects of oral epithelial dysplasia Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic appearance of thick or fissured leukoplakia?

Leathery, with deep fissures Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a high-risk clinical variant of leukoplakia for malignant transformation?

Speckled leukoplakia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for white patches on oral mucosa that cannot be rubbed off and cannot be characterized clinically as any other disease?

Leukoplakia Signup and view all the answers

What is the histological feature of leukoplakia that is characterized by a thickened surface keratin layer?

Keratosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a severe and aggressive form of oral potentially malignant disorder that is multifocal, has a progressive course, and has a high recurrence rate?

Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia Signup and view all the answers

What is the site most commonly affected by leukoplakia?

Buccal mucosa Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of speckled leukoplakia?

Red patches Signup and view all the answers

What is the histological feature of leukoplakia that is characterized by an intact basement membrane?

Intact basement membrane Signup and view all the answers

Which clinical presentation carries the greatest risk of cancer development in the oral cavity?

Erythroplakia Signup and view all the answers

Which of these histopathological features is NOT typically associated with severe epithelial dysplasia?

Normal variation in nuclear size and shape Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is classified under oral potentially malignant disorders characterized by the presence of white patches?

Leukoplakia Signup and view all the answers

Which architectural changes are indicative of oral epithelial dysplasia?

Drop-shaped rete ridges and loss of epithelial cell cohesion Signup and view all the answers

What is a common risk factor for Actinic Cheilitis?

Exposure to UV radiation Signup and view all the answers

What category of lesion is synergistically elevated by the habit of reverse smoking?

Palatal lesions due to reverse smoking Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a cytological change seen in oral epithelial dysplasia?

Normal mitotic figures Signup and view all the answers

Which feature is most characteristic of abnormal epithelial stratification in oral epithelial dysplasia?

Premature keratinization in single cells Signup and view all the answers

Which clinical feature is most indicative of erythroplakia?

Well-demarcated red macule or plaque Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common cause of white color in leukoplakia?

Masking of underlying vascularity Signup and view all the answers

Which histological feature is least associated with erythroplakia?

Presence of hyperkeratosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the least likely condition to be included in the clinical differential diagnosis of leukoplakia?

Psoriasis Signup and view all the answers

Oral Epithelial Dysplasia Quiz

Podcast Beta

Questions and Answers

What is the primary risk factor for oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer?

What is the characteristic feature of severe epithelial dysplasia?

What is the effect of nicotine on oral cancer?

What is the role of alcohol in oral cancer?

What is the effect of ultraviolet radiation on the lip?

What is the role of candida albicans in oral lesions?

What is the term for abnormal growth of epithelial cells in the mouth?

What is the term for a white patch on the oral mucosa?

What percentage of oral submucous fibrosis cases show signs of epithelial dysplasia?

Which of the following is a clinical feature of oral submucous fibrosis?

What is the main cause of oral submucous fibrosis?

What is the characteristic histopathological feature of oral submucous fibrosis?

What is the prognosis of oral submucous fibrosis?

What is the oral lesion that is completely reversible?

What is the risk of malignant transformation in the palate except for?

What is the aim of this lecture?

What is the characteristic appearance of thick or fissured leukoplakia?

Which of the following is a high-risk clinical variant of leukoplakia for malignant transformation?

What is the term for white patches on oral mucosa that cannot be rubbed off and cannot be characterized clinically as any other disease?

What is the histological feature of leukoplakia that is characterized by a thickened surface keratin layer?

What is the term for a severe and aggressive form of oral potentially malignant disorder that is multifocal, has a progressive course, and has a high recurrence rate?

What is the site most commonly affected by leukoplakia?

What is the characteristic feature of speckled leukoplakia?

What is the histological feature of leukoplakia that is characterized by an intact basement membrane?

Which clinical presentation carries the greatest risk of cancer development in the oral cavity?

Which of these histopathological features is NOT typically associated with severe epithelial dysplasia?

Which of the following is classified under oral potentially malignant disorders characterized by the presence of white patches?

Which architectural changes are indicative of oral epithelial dysplasia?

What is a common risk factor for Actinic Cheilitis?

What category of lesion is synergistically elevated by the habit of reverse smoking?

Which of the following is NOT a cytological change seen in oral epithelial dysplasia?

Which feature is most characteristic of abnormal epithelial stratification in oral epithelial dysplasia?

Which clinical feature is most indicative of erythroplakia?

What is the most common cause of white color in leukoplakia?

Which histological feature is least associated with erythroplakia?

What is the least likely condition to be included in the clinical differential diagnosis of leukoplakia?

Which factor is least likely to contribute to the development of actinic cheilitis?

Which feature best differentiates erythroplakia from other red lesions?

What should be the primary treatment approach for oral leukoplakia?

Which clinical feature is not associated with actinic cheilitis?

More Quizzes Like This

HPV and Epithelial Lesions Quiz

Oral Epithelial Tumors

Benign Epithelial Pathology

Oral, Head and Neck Epithelial Malignancies