Textbook of Oral Diagnosis is a concise book that is primarily targeted to the undergraduate students of dentistry. With contributions from a team of international medical and dental teachers, this book provides a systematic and sequential approach to the study of diagnosis and the diagnostic process. Divided into two sections, the first section of the book deals with the various aspects of clinical methods, documentation, and fundamental concepts of treatment planning; the main focus is on traditional methods of diagnosis. The latter section of the book is primarily focused towards the different approaches that are available to a diagnostician. The topics discussed meet with the curricular requirements of most universities in the world. This textbook would also prove to be useful for clinicians, teachers of dentistry, dental nurses, and those preparing for postgraduate and National Board examinations.

Table of Contents

PREFACE; PART I: CLINICAL METHODS, DOCUMENTATION, AND TREATMENT PLANNING IN ORAL DIAGNOSIS; 1. Essentials of Diagnostic Process; 2. Diagnostic Sequences; 3. Patient Interview and History-taking; 4. Clinical Examination methods; 5. General Appraisal of Dental Patient; 6. Extra Oral Clinical Examinations; 7. Intra Oral Clinical Examination; 8. Clinical Evaluation of the Cranial Nerve Function; 9. Clinical Evaluation of the Salivary Gland Function; 10. Clinical Evaluation of the Taste Sensation; 11. Clinical Record and Documentation; 12. Clinical Dental Photography; 13. Dental, Periodontal and Oral Soft Tissue Charting; 14. Principles of Treatment Planning; 15. Referrals and Professional Consultation; PART II: INVESTIGATIVE APPROACHES TO ORAL DIAGNOSIS; 16. Common Signs of Oral Diseases; 17. Common Medical Complaints of Dental Interest; 18. Anatomical Variations of Normal Oral Structures; 19. Diagnostic Approaches to Common Oro-facial Symptoms; 20. Tests Used to Detect Caries Activity, Plague and Pulp Vitality; 21. Radiography as an Aid to Oral Diagnosis; 22. Normal Radiographic Landmarks; 23. Advanced Imaging Methods; 24. Computer-assisted Oral Diagnosis; 25. Measurement of the Vital Signs; 26. Blood Sample Collection Methods; 27. Tissue and Cell Sampling Methods; 28. The Scope of Clinical Laboratory Investigations in Oral Diagnosis; 29. Histopathology as an Aid to Oral Diagnosis; 30. Haematological Investigations in Oral Diagnosis; 31. Clinical Biochemistry in Oral Diagnosis; 32. Microbiological Investigations in Oral Diagnosis; 33. Applications of Immunological Investigations in Oral Diagnosis; APPENDICES; INDEX