ent atlas
Fissured Tongue
Almost 5% of the population have a tongue with fissures and grooves. The fissured pattern is variable, they tend to appear in late childhood and deepen with age. This illustration shows a typical fissured...
Coated Tongue
A coated tongue may arise from dehydration, uremia, prolonged use of oral antibiotics, persistent mouth breathing, poor oral hygiene, or for no identifiable reason. This patient was a very heavy cigarette...
Gingivitis
Gingivitis or infection of the gums [gingiva] is common. In this photograph, marginal gingivitis is shown. The gingival papillae are slightly swollen and have a smooth, shiny red appearance. These areas...
Amalgam Tattoo
The blue discolouration of the gingiva develop following some recent dental work in which an adjacent tooth was filled with dental amalgam. Occasionally, isolated amalgam spots can be mistaken for an...
Dental Abrasion
Dental abrasion is the term used when loss of tooth substance has resulted from extrinsic, usually chronic trauma. This man always held his pipe in the left hand side of his mouth and this has worn down...
Mandibular Resorption
The mandible and its teeth appear to have a symbiotic relationship. Note the severe resorption of the mandible that has developed in those areas where there are no longer any teeth.
Dental Calculus
The accumulation of scale or dental calculus around the roots of the teeth is a characteristic feature of poor dental hygiene. Note the associated gingivitis.
Papilloma of the Lip
A benign squamous cell papilloma of the lip often has a characteristic warty appearance and is probably of viral origin.
![Syphilis [secondary mucus patches of the lip]](https://medtube.net/images/min/9ed5c1390e9e0faa6778331ed78b1af5/149/112/1 "Syphilis [secondary mucus patches of the lip]")
Syphilis [secondary mucus patches of the lip]
Oral mucus patches or "snail track" ulcers are characteristic of secondary syphilis. This patient is everting his lip to show these mucous patches of the upper lip. Such lesions occur more commonly...
Vascular Malformation of the Palate
The purple coloured lesion seen on this patient's palate is a congenital vascular malformation which extended to involve the adjacent upper lip.