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Patient who never removes denture presents with palatal redness and papillary cobblestone lesions. What is the tissue lesion called?

  1. Erythroplakia
  2. Epulis fissuratum
  3. Papillary hyperplasia (epulis)
  4. Carcinoma in situ
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Correct answer: C. Papillary hyperplasia (epulis)

PAPILLARY HYPERPLASIA (epulis): multiple red, nodular papillary projections on palatal mucosa under continuously worn denture. BENIGN reactive change — NOT malignant. Epulis fissuratum = vestibular fibrous folds from denture periphery.

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