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OPT Developmental

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Definition
congenital defect   present at birth  
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hereditary defect   genetically transmitted from parent to offspring  
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orofacial clefts   caused by disturbances in fusion of facial processes  
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bifid uvula   the most minimal manifestation of cleft palate  
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commissural lip pits   small mucosal invaginations of the lip at the corners of the mouth at the vermillion border; associated with {pre auricular pits}  
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paramedian lip pits   congenital invaginations on both sides of the lower vermillion border, can express saliva  
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van der Woude syndrome   exhibits paramedian lip pits with a cleft lip/palate  
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double lip   redundant fold of tissue on mucosal side of upper lip  
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Ascher syndrome   exhibits double lip, swollen upper eyelid, and thyroid enlargement  
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fordyce granules   ectopic sebaceous glands in 80% of the population; yellow/cream papules on the buccal mucosa  
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leukoedema   thickened buccal mucosa, diffuse white/gray opalescent  
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microglossia   small tongue  
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macroglossia   large tongue  
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ankyloglossia   tongue-tied; shortened lingual frenum  
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lingual thyroid   remnants of thyroid tissue in base of the the tongue originating from the foramen cecum  
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fissured tongue (scrotal tongue)   grooves/fissures on dorm of tongue, usually asymptomatic; associated with {benign migratory glossitis (geographic tongue)}  
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Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome   exhibits facial swelling/paralysis and fissured tongue  
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hairy tongue   accumulation of keratin on filiform papillae from smoking, antibiotics, and poor oral hygiene  
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variscosity (varix)   abnormal dilated/tortuous veins, usually on under side of the tongue  
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caliber-persistent artery   branch of artery positioned in superficial mucosa without reduction in size, usually found in lips; can sometimes feel a pulse  
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lateral soft palate fistula   bilateral perforations of anterior tonsillar pillars  
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coronoid hyperplasia   large coronoid process that limits opening  
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condylar hyperplasia   excessive growth of one of the condyles, occlusal plane tilts and is corrected with surgery or ortho  
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condylar hypoplasia   underdevelopment of condyle, see in {Treacher-Collins syndrome}  
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bifid condyle   double headed condyle, usually asymptomatic  
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exostosis   localized protuberance of lamellar bone from cortical plate  
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reactive subpontine exostosis   exostosis that develops under bridge pontic, usually on lower  
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torus palatinus   common exostosis in midline of palate  
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torus mandibularis   exostosis on lingual surface of mandible above the mylohyoid line  
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Eagle syndrome   calcification of stylohyoid ligament and elongation of the styloid process  
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Stafne defect (lingual mandibular salivary gland depression)   focal concavity containing part of the submandibular gland seen on a pano  
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submandibular salivary gland depression (Stafne defect)   depression between molars and angle of mandible, from submandibular gland  
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sublingual gland salivary gland depression (anterior Stafne defect)   in the anterior mandible from sublingual gland; shows up on radiograph as a radiolucency over apices  
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palatal cysts of the newborn   epithelial-lined, keratin-filled cysts along median palatal raphe at the junction of the hard and soft palate, usually regress spontaneously  
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Epstein's pearls   cysts along the midline of the palate from trapped epithelium  
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Bohn's nodules   cysts near the junction of hard and soft palates from minor salivary gland epithelium  
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nasolabial cyst (nasoalveolar cyst)   rare, in upper lip lateral to the midline; misplaced epithelium from the nasolacrimal duct  
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globulomaxillary cyst   does not exist, between the upper lateral and the canine; better called {globulomaxillary radiolucency}  
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nasopalatine duct cyst (incisive canal cyst)   most common cyst, develops from remnants of nasopalatine duct; seen as radiolucency on midline between centrals  
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cyst of the incisive papilla   nasoplatine cyst that only involves soft tissue without bone involvement  
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median palatal cyst   probably posterior nasopalatine duct cyst  
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median mandibular cyst   does not exist  
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epidermoid cyst   most common follicular cyst of the skin; arises from hair follicles in acne prone areas, seen in Gardner Syndrome -appears as subcutaneous white nodule filled with orthokeratin  
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pilar cyst   in scalp, similar to epidermoid cyst except no granular layer and keratin is very compact and can be calcified  
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dermoid cyst   cystic form of a teratoma but does not have all 3 germ layers; in midline of floor of the mouth, contains skin appendages -considered {forme fruste}  
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thyroglossal duct cyst   cyst from remnants of thyroglossal duct; in midline anywhere from foramen cecum to sternal notch  
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branchial cleft cyst   developmental cyst in lateral neck on anterior border of SCM; epithelium from 2nd branchial arch, walls contain lymphoid tissue with germinal centers  
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oral lyphoepithelial cyst   intraoral cyst that develops with oral lymphoid tissue usually in floor of mouth and tongue  
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hemihyperplasia   unilateral enlargement of a body part; 6% chance of developing {abdominal cancer}  
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hemifacial hyperplasia   unilateral enlargement of face; 6% chance of developing {abdominal cancer}  
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progressive hemifacial atrophy (Romberg syndrome)   progressive atrophy of one side of the face  
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linear scleroderma   linear scar-like area demarcating the abnormal skin in Romberg syndrome; "en coup de sabre"  
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segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia   unilateral expansion of the maxilla with fibrous hyperplasia of overlying gingiva  
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Crouzon syndrome   early closing of cranial sutures {craniosynostosis}; associated with increased paternal age  
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brachycelphaly   short head  
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scaphocephaly   boat-shaped head  
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trigonocephaly   triangle-shaped head  
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Apert syndrome (acrocephalosyndactyly)   exhibits skull elongated from superior to inferior {acrobrachycephaly} and fused digits  
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mandibulofacial dystosis (Treacher-Collins syndrome)   defects in 1st and 2nd branchial arches with variable expressivity; hypo plastic zygoma, notching of lower eyelid {coloboma}, hypoplastic parotid glands  
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coloboma   notching of lower eyelid  
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