10-20-2011, 06:46 PM
A 76-year-old patient has been complaining of pain in the mouth of 3 months' duration. The pain is worse when he uses his dentures, and it is located on the lower right gingiva, near the molar region. Examination reveals a flat, friable ulcer on the alveolar ridge. The dentures recently have become ill-fitting. Which one of the following diagnoses is the most likely?
a. Dental abscess.
b. Squamous cell carcinoma.
c. Adenocarcinoma.
d. Vincent angina.
e. Traumatic ulcer.
a. Dental abscess.
b. Squamous cell carcinoma.
c. Adenocarcinoma.
d. Vincent angina.
e. Traumatic ulcer.