Oral Pathology

A 16-year-old patient was found to have a unicystic radiolucency in the body of the mandible between the roots of vital teeth nos. 28 and 29. Thin parakeratinized epithelium was found lining the cystic space on biopsy. This is a(n):

A 43-year-old man presents with an asymptomatic anterior palatal swelling. A radiograph shows a 1  1 cm lucency and divergence of roots of teeth nos. 8 and 9. All teeth in the area are vital. This is most likely a(n):

All the following are associated with vital teeth except _____ cyst.

The odontogenic keratocyst:

An inflammatory process in the area of epithelial rests of Malassez is regarded as the stimulus for the development of which of the following?

The nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome includes multiple basal cell carcinomas, bone abnormalities, and multiple:

The dentigerous cyst:

The lesion that may present anywhere from the foramen caecum to the middle of the neck is known as:

A periapical cyst:

A submucosal mass developed in the midline of the floor of the mouth of a 34-year-old man. It was asymptomatic and had a solid, doughy consistency. This would most likely be which of the following?

The periapical cyst lining develops because of inflammatory stimulation of which of the following types of epithelium?

Which of the following would most likely present as an asymptomatic midline swelling of the neck?

A clinical differential diagnosis of an asymptomatic submucosal lump or nodule in the dorsum of the tongue would include all the following except:

The static bone cyst, if biopsied, exhibits which of the following microscopic features?

A cystic lesion at the apex of tooth no. 10 was described microscopically as an inflamed fibrous sac lined by nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium. The tooth was nonvital. This is a(n):

Two cystic radiolucencies in the mandible of a 16-year-old boy were lined by thin parakeratinized epithelium showing palisading of basal cells. All teeth were vital and the patient had no symptoms. This patient has which of the following?

An asymptomatic 2  3 cm mass in the lateral neck of a 25-year-old man was biopsied. Microscopically, it was a cyst surrounded by lymphoid tissue. The diagnosis would be:

The traumatic bone cyst:

A submucosal mass developed in the midline of the floor of the mouth of a 34-year-old man. It was asymptomatic and had a solid, doughy consistency. This would most likely be which of the following?

When a diagnosis of odontogenic keratocyst is made, the patient should be advised about the: