Topics in Oral Medicine

Musculoskeletal Disorders 628
- Infections of the Jaw78
  - Alveolar Osteitis9
  - Osteomyelitis69
    - Acute Osteomyelitis24
    - Chronic Osteomyelitis29
    - Diffuse Sclerosing Osteomyelitis16
  - Osteoradionecrosis
  - Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
  - Sclerotic Bone Islands
- Cysts Around the Jaws122
  - Odontogenic Cysts110
    - Cysts of Inflammatory Origin13
      - Radicular Cyst13
        Lateral Radicular Cyst13
        Residual Radicular Cyst
      - Inflammatory Collateral Cyst
    - Cysts of Developmental or Unknown Origin97
      - Dentigerous Cyst24
      - Odontogenic Keratocyst11
        Basal Cell Naevus Syndrome11
      - Orthokeratinised Odontogenic Cyst
      - Lateral Periodontal Cyst
      - Glandular Odontogenic Cyst14
      - Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst22
      - Gingival Cyst26
  - Non-Odontogenic Cyst12
    - Incisive Canal Cyst
    - Nasolabial Cyst
    - Sublingual Dermoid Cyst
    - Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
    - Branchial Cyst12
    - Foregut Cyst
- Odontogenic Tumours193
  - Benign Epithelial Tumours70
    - Ameloblastoma30
    - Squamous Odontogenic Tumour11
    - Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumour15
    - Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour14
  - Benign Mixed Epithelial and Mesenchymal Tumours21
    - Ameloblastic Fibroma8
    - Primordial Odontogenic Tumour
    - Odontome
    - Dentinogenic Ghost Cell Tumour13
  - Benign Mesenchymal Tumours15
    - Odontogenic Fibroma
    - Odontogenic Myxoma
    - Cementoblastoma15
  - Fibro-Osseous Lesions42
    - Cemento-Ossifying Fibromas10
    - Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia13
    - Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia19
    - Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia
    - McCune-Albright Syndrome
  - Malignant Neoplasms45
    - Ameloblastic Carcinoma17
    - Primary Intra-Osseous Carcinoma
    - Sclerosing Odontogenic Carcinoma
    - Clear Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma14
    - Ghost Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma14
    - Odontogenic Carcinosarcoma
    - Odontogenic Sarcoma
- Non-Odontogenic Tumours131
  - Non-Neoplastic73
    - Extostosis and Tori
    - Salivary Calculi
    - Osteochondroma
    - Salivary Duct Strictures
    - Central Giant Cell Granuloma30
    - Mucocele
    - Sialadenitis
    - Xerostomia
    - Sjogren’s Syndrome
    - HIV-Associated Salivary Gland Disease26
    - IgG4 Disease17
    - Necrotising Sialometoplasia
    - Sarcoidosis
    - Sialadenosis
    - Hypersalivation
  - Histiocytosis
    - Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
  - Primary Benign Neoplasms29
    - Osteoma
    - Ossifying Fibroma
    - Haemangioma29
    - Melanocytic Neuroectodermal Tumour
  - Primary Malignant Neoplasms29
    - Osteosarcoma
    - Chondrosarcoma14
    - Ewing’s Sarcoma15
    - Multifocal Myeloma
  - Secondary Metastatic Neoplasms
- Bone Diseases76
  - Genetic Bone Diseases43
    - Gnathodiaphyseal Dysplasia12
    - Osteoporosis
    - Achondroplasia9
    - Cherubism22
    - Hyperophsphatasis
  - Metabolic Bone Disease21
    - Rickets
    - Hyperparathyroidism21
  - Other Bone Diseases
    - Paget’s Disease of Bone
  - Bone Cysts12
    - Solitary Bone Cyst
    - Aneurysmal Bone Cyst12
    - Osteoporotic Bone Marrow Defect
- Disorders of the TMJ28
  - Trismus
  - Persistent Limitation of Movement
    - Extracapsular Causes
    - Intracapsular Causes
    - Muscular Causes
Orofacial Pain46
- Burning Mouth Syndrome18
- Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
- Trigeminal Neuralgia28
Soft Tissue Disorders991
- Autoimmune
  - Lichen Planus
    - Vulvovaginal-Gingival Syndrome
    - Malignant Change in Lichen Planus
    - Lichenoid Reactions
    - Lichenoid Drug Reactions
    - Topical Lichenoid Reactions
  - Lupus
  - Pemphigus Vulgaris
  - Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Gingival and Periodontal Diseases152
  - Chronic Gingivitis26
  - Chronic Periodontitis29
  - Aggressive Periodontitis16
  - Pre-Pubertal Periodontitis
  - Lateral Periodontal Abscess
  - Acute Necrotising Ulcerative Gingivitis11
  - Acute Necrotising Ulcerative Periodontitis12
  - HIV-Associated Periodontitis30
  - Gingival Enlargement28
    - Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis16
    - Drug-Induced Gingival Overgrowth12
    - Localised Juvenile Spongiotic Gingivitis
- Major Infections of the Mouth and Face10
  - Noma (cancrum Oris)
  - Actinomycosis10
- Diseases of the Oral Mucosa632
  - Ulcers274
    - Infective203
      - Primary Herpetic Stomatitis
      - Herpes Labialis23
      - Herpes Zoster25
      - Cytomegalovirus30
      - Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease20
      - Herpangina11
      - Measles
      - Chicken Pox16
      - Tuberculosis
      - Syphilis
      - Candidosis29
      - Angular Cheilitis/stomatitis19
      - HIV-Associated Ulcers30
    - Non-Infective55
      - Behçet’s Disease12
      - Erythema Multiforme24
      - Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis18
      - Traumatic
      - Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
      - Nicroandil-Induced Ulcers
      - Chronic Ulcerative Stomatitis18
    - Graft Versus Host Disease16
    - Lupus Erythematosus
    - Immunobulous Disease
      - Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
      - Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
      - Toothpase-Induced Epithelial Peeling
  - Mucosal Allergic Responses
    - Reactive Arthritis
    - Kawasaki Disease
  - Benign White Mucosal Lesions73
    - Leukoplakia
    - Fordyce Spots14
    - Leukodemia
    - Frictional Keratosis26
    - Cheek and Tongue Biting21
    - Stomatitis Nicotina
    - Oral Hairy Leukoplakia
    - White Sponge Naevus
    - Oral Keratosis of Renal Failure12
    - Skin Grafts
  - Benign Mucosal Swellings90
    - Fibroepithelial Polyp20
    - Epulis30
    - Denture-Induced Granuloma17
    - Papillary Hyperplasia of Palate
    - Pyogenic Granuloma23
    - Papilloma
    - Verruciform Xanthoma
    - Calibre-Persistent Artery
  - Tongue Disorders105
    - Erythema Migrans27
    - Lingual Papillitis
    - Hairy Tongue30
    - Glossitis30
    - Anaemic Glossitis18
    - Macroglossia
  - Potentially Malignant Disorders90
    - Erythroplakia12
    - Speckled Leukoplakia-Erythroplakia
    - Sublingual Keratosis
    - Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia
    - Smokeless Tobacco-Induced Keratosis
    - Chronic Hyperplastic Candidosis24
    - Oral Submucosal Fibrosis
    - Dyskeratosis Congenita25
    - HPV-Associated Dysplasia29
    - Syphilitic Leukoplakia
- Soft Tissue Tumours16
  - Malignant16
    - Rhabdomyosarcoma
    - Fibrosarcoma16
    - Kaposi’s Sarcoma
- Oral Pigmented Lesions63
  - Diffuse Mucosal Pigmentation48
    - Addison’s Disease18
    - Drugs30
  - Localised Melanin Pigmentation
    - Melanocanthoma
  - Syndromes With Oral Pigmentation
    - Peutz-Jegher’s Syndrome
    - Laugier-Hunziker Syndrome
  - Other Localised Pigmented Lesions15
    - Amalgam Tattoo15
    - Lead Lines
    - Melanoma
- Unwanted Oral Effects of Drugs29
  - Mucositis
  - Fixed Drug Eruption19
  - Oral Lichenoid Reactions
  - Mercurialism
  - Oral Hyperpigmentation
  - Angioedema10
- Allergy59
  - Atopy20
  - Contact Dermatitis19
  - Local Anaesthetic Allergy
  - Oral Allergy Syndrome
- Cervical Lymphadenopathy30
Tooth Disorders204
- Disorders of Tooth Development193
  - Abnormalities in Tooth Number83
  - Defective Dentine Formation37
    - Dentinal Dysplasia Type I15
    - Dentinal Dysplasia Type II10
    - Dentinogenesis Imperfecta12
    - Osteogenesis Imperfecta
  - Defective Enamel Formation42
  - Defects of Enamel and Dentine21
    - Regional Odontodysplasia
    - Segmental Odontomaxillary Dysplasia
  - Discolouration of Deciduous Teeth10
- Systemic Conditions Affecting Teeth89
  - Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism16
  - Hypophosphatasia16
  - Ehlers Danlos Syndrome14
  - Gardner’s Syndrome15
  - Epidermolysis Bullosa14
  - Congenital Syphilis14
  - Vitamin D-Resistant Rickets
- Hypercementosis24
- Disorders of Eruption16
  - Eruption Hematoma
  - Eruption Sequestrum
  - Natal Teeth
  - Delayed Eruption16
- Resoprtion17
  - Resorption of Deciduous Teeth
  - Resorption of Permanent Teeth17
    - Idiopathic Resorption17
Disorders of Development8
- Cleft Lip and Palate
  - Isolated Cleft Palate
  - Syndromic Cleft Lip and Palate
- Stafne’s Idiopathic Bony Cavity
- Hereditary Prognathism8
- Ankyloglossia
- Cowden’s Syndrome
- Crouzon Syndrome
- Alpert Syndrome
- Tracher Collins Syndrome
- Hemifacial Macrosomia
Oral Cancer78
- Carcinoma of the Alveolar Ridge, Cheek and Palate
- Carcinoma of the Tongue and Floor of Mouth12
- NHS Referral Criteria for 2 Week Wait36
- TNM Staging
- Verrucous Carcinoma
- Carcinoma of the Lip30
- HIV-Associated Oropharyngeal Carcinomas
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Salivary Gland Disorders203
- Neoplastic203
  - Epithelial Tumours129
    - Benign56
      - Benign Nerve Sheath Tumours
      - Pleomorphic Adenoma
      - Lipoma
      - Warthin’s Tumour
      - Basal Cell and Canalicular Adenoma25
      - Granular Cell Tumour11
      - Cogenital Cell Tumour8
      - Oncoctyoma
      - Congenital Epulis12
      - Lymphangioma
    - Primary Malignant46
      - Acinic Cell Carcinoma15
      - Secretory Carcinoma
      - Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
      - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma14
      - Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma
      - Salivary Duct Carcinoma
      - Epithelial-Myopeithelial Carcinoma
      - Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma17
    - Secondary Malignant27
      - Lymphatic Spread
      - Blood Borne27
  - Non-Epithelial Tumours74
    - Haematoma23
    - Lymphoma51
      - Hodgkin’s Lymphoma27
      - Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
      - Burkitt’s Lymphoma24
      - MALT Lymphoma
      - Nasopharyngeal Lymphoma
Haematological Disorders59
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thalassaemia
- Leukaemia
- Leukopaenia
- Haemorrhagic Disorders23
  - Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia13
  - Angina Bullosa Haemorrhagica
  - Purpura
  - Von Willebrand’s Disease
  - Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation10
- Clotting Disorders36
  - Haemophilia a19
  - Christmas Disease17

Disorders of Tooth Development

From the DentTest dentistry textbook, with 193 practice questions. Last updated 6 August 2026.

Differential diagnosis for developmental defects affecting many teeth

Disorders of Tooth Development

Differential diagnosis for developmental defects affecting many teeth

Differential diagnosis for developmental or acquired defects in one or a group of teeth