A complete-denture wearer who sleeps with the dentures in has asymptomatic, smooth, diffuse erythema confined exactly to the denture-bearing palatal mucosa. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- Correct answer
Denture stomatitis
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Nicotine stomatitis
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Erythroplakia
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Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia
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Denture stomatitis is a chronic erythematous candidal-associated inflammation sharply limited to the denture-bearing area and promoted by continuous wear and poor denture hygiene. Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia shows multiple red papillary projections rather than smooth erythema.
Source: Neville et al., Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology — oneguy
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