CHEILOSIS/CHELITIS STOMATITIS

● A disorder (inflammation) on any part of the lips.

● Often due to riboflavin (Vit B2) deficiency and other B-complex vitamin deficiencies and Stomatitis is inflammation of any part of the mouth (may involve lips, cheeks, gums, tongue,
palate, throat) – more non-specific than cheilosis
characterized by fissures, especially in the corners of the mouth.
● Inflammation at the corners of the mouth.

ANGULAR CHEILOSIS/ ANGULAR STOMATITIS WHITENESS OF LIPS (ANAEMIA)

● Condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in haemoglobin, or in total volume
● When the inflammation takes place ● PLASTIC ANAEMIA, HYPERCHROMIC ANAEMIA, HYPOCHROMICANAEMIA,
specifically at corners of the mouth. MEGALOBLASTIC ANAEMIA, MICROCYTIC ANAEMIA, PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA,
SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA)
● Usually iron or B6 or B12 deficiency
 SCURVY BLEEDING GUMS

● A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C and characterized by spongy
bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and weakness.
● Scurvy and severe scurvy:
● Individuals with vitamin K deficiency are usually more likely to have bruising and
bleeding.
● BUT vitamin K deficiency is very rare & usually occurs when the body can't properly
absorb the vitamin from the intestinal tract.Vitamin K deficiency can also occur after
long-term treatment with antibiotics.

DENTAL CARIES FLUOROSIS: TEETH COLOURING

● Fluoride deficiency may appear in the form of increased cavities, and weak bones and
teeth.
● Abnormal condition (as mottled enamel of human teeth) caused by excess fluorine or its
● Fluoride supplementation is necessary to prevent cavities, especially in children, if tap
compounds.
water is not fluoridated (e.g. well water is not fluoridated).
● People who live in areas where drinking water has a naturally high fluoride level may
consume too much fluoride.
● Fluoride accumulates in teeth, particularly permanent teeth.
● Chalky white, irregular patches appear on the surface of the tooth enamel; patches
become stained yellow or brown, causing the enamel to appear mottled.The teeth may
also become pitted.
● These defects appear to affect appearance only and may even make the enamel more
resistant to cavities.
 TONGUE CONDITIONS

Types of tongue conditions:

● Magenta
● Glossitis
● Scarlet
● Beefy red
● Anaemia
● Papillary atrophy
● Papillary hypertrophy

MAGENTA TONGUE

FUNGIFORM PAPILLAE:

● Purplish red colouration of

● SWOLLEN, the tongue, with oedema and
● ENLARGED OR flattening of the filiform
● INFLAMED TASTE papillae, occurring in
● BUDS CAN RESULT FROM B VITAMIN riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
● DEFICIENCIES deficiency.
 GLOSSITIS BEEFY RED TONGUE

● B12 deficiency
● Glossitis in which there is
● Purplish red colouration of the tongue, smooth atrophy of the
with oedema and flattening of the
surface and edges of the
filiform papillae, occurring in
riboflavin (Vitamin B2) deficiency. tongue is seen in pernicious
anaemia.

SCARLET TONGUE PAPILLARY ATROPHY

● Niacin (vitamin B3) deficiency.
● A tongue that is red from swollen congested papillae and that occurs ● Also known as median rhomboid
especially in scarlet fever and Kawasaki disease. glossitis.
● A condition characterized by an area of
redness and loss of lingual papillae on
the central dorsum of the tongue,
sometimes including lesions of the
tongue and palate.