Fluorosis is a lesion of tooth enamel associated with constant and prolonged ingestion of excessive amounts of fluoride. Pathology can be endemic and professional in nature. It is manifested by the appearance of whitish, and then yellow spots or stripes on the teeth, erosive or destructive changes in the enamel. In severe cases, it is…
Oral fibroma is a benign neoplasm consisting of fibers of mature connective tissue. It is a clearly delimited rounded nodule on a leg or a wide base, covered with unchanged mucosa. It is characterized by slow exophytic growth. Pathology can be located on the inner surface of the cheeks, the mucous membrane of the lips,…
Tetracycline teeth are a type of systemic hypoplasia that occurs as a result of taking tetracycline antibiotics by a pregnant woman or child. The main complaints are reduced to the appearance of an aesthetic defect. Discoloritis is observed – the color of the teeth varies from lemon yellow to dark brown. Pathology are also characterized…
Oral syphilis is a chronic infectious disease caused by pale treponema. With the primary lesion, a solid chancre infiltrate is formed on the mucosa with a decay site in the center of the red color of a regular rounded shape. There are no complaints of soreness. Secondary form is characterized by the occurrence of multiple…
Sialadenosis is a reactive dystrophic lesion of the salivary glands, occurring with a violation of their secretory and excretory functions. In most cases, sialadenoses are associated with endocrine, neurogenic, allergic diseases, nutritional disorders and occur with a painless, symmetrical increase in the volume of salivary glands, a decrease in salivation. Diagnosis of sialadenosis requires sialometry,…
Sialadenitis is an inflammatory disease of the salivary gland, usually of a viral or bacterial nature. Disease is accompanied by an increase in volume, compaction, soreness of the affected salivary gland, a decrease in salivation, dry mouth, a violation of general well–being; in complicated cases, the formation of stones or abscess. The diagnosis is established…
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the oral mucosa. Clinically manifested by the formation of painful erosions of a rounded shape with a hyperemic rim, covered with fibrinous plaque. Diagnosis of recurrent aphthous stomatitis is reduced to collecting complaints, compiling a medical history of the disease, conducting a physical examination. Treatment is…
Gum recession is a pathological condition characterized by a decrease in the volume of the gum in the direction of the apex with the exposure of the neck and root of the tooth. The main complaints are reduced to the appearance of an aesthetic defect. With disease, there is an increased sensitivity of the teeth,…
Tongue cancer is a malignant tumor of the tongue, usually originating from the epithelial cells of its mucosa. It is characterized by local or diffuse compaction of the tissues of the tongue, the formation of papillomatous outgrowths or ulcers on its surface. Disease is characterized by rapid tumor growth and its metastasis to lymph nodes,…
Jaw cancer is a malignant neoplasm originating from epithelial tissue. The clinical picture is determined by the localization of the primary lesion. The first signs of neoplastic neoplasm of the upper jaw are similar to the symptoms of chronic sinusitis. When the mandibular bone is affected, intact teeth acquire mobility of 2-3 degrees, numbness of…