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24 Cards in this Set
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Aphthoud ulcers |
Canker sores |
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Buccal |
Pertaining to the cheek |
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Candidiasis |
Moniliasis, white cheesy curd like patches on the buccal mucosa due superficial fungal infection |
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Caries |
Decay of the teeth |
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Cheilitis |
Red scaling shallow painful fixtures at corners of the mouth |
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Choanal atresia |
Closure of nasal cavity due to congenital septum between nasal cavity and pharynx |
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Crypts |
Indentations on surface of tonsils |
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Epistaxis |
Nosebleed usually from anterior septum |
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Epulis |
Non-tender fibrous nodule of the gum |
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Fordyce granules |
Small isolated white or yellow papules on the oral mucosa |
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Gingivitis |
Red swollen gum margins that bleed easily |
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Herpes simplex |
Cold sores |
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Koplix spots |
Small blue white spots with red halo over mucosa; early sign of measles |
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Leukoplakia |
Chalky white thick raised patch on the sides of the tongue precancerous |
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Malocclusion |
Upper or lower Dental arches out of alignment |
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Papillae |
Rough bumpy elevations on dorsal surface of the tongue |
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Parotid glands |
Pair of salivary glands and the cheeks in the front of the ears |
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Pharyngitis |
Inflammation of the throat |
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Plaque |
Soft whitish debris on the teeth |
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Polyp |
Smooth pale gray nodules in the nasal cavity due to Chronic allergic rhinitis |
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Rhinitis |
Red swollen inflammation of the nasal mucosa |
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Thrush |
Oral candidiasis in the newborn |
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Turbinate |
One of three bony projections into the nasal cavity |
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Uvula |
Free projection hanging down from the middle of the soft palate |