Oral Pathology in Clinical Dentistry: A systematic approach

• Main Author: R V Subramanyam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
• Series: Journal of International Clinical Dental Research Organization
• Subjects: Dental clinician; differential diagnosis; gingival growth; history; oral pathology; white lesion
• Online Access: http://www.jicdro.org/article.asp?issn=2231-0754;year=2014;volume=6;issue=2;spage=72;epage=76;aulast=Subramanyam

The dental clinician frequently comes across lesions that involve the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity. Most of these conditions do not pose a diagnostic problem for the dental surgeon. However, the clinical dentist is sometimes accosted with a lesion, the diagnosis of which is not only challenging, but influencing the choice of treatment. This review article provides a systematic and logical approach for diagnosing common lesions encountered in the dental practice.