Pathology · single question
The definitive treatment for epulis fissuratum includes surgical excision PLUS:
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Correct answer: A. Correcting the denture (relieving/adjusting the overextended flanges and relining)
- A. Correct. The lesion is caused by an ill-fitting denture, so eliminating the source — adjusting/relieving the flanges and relining or remaking the denture — is essential along with excision to prevent recurrence.
- B. Antibiotics do not treat a reactive fibrous hyperplasia.
- C. Antifungals treat candidiasis, not epulis fissuratum.
- D. Chlorhexidine alone will not resolve the lesion or its cause.