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