Patients present with seemingly a bewildering range of diseases and disorders of oral cavity and indeed the stomatognathic system, that is the TMJ’s, salivary glands, muscles, nerves and the lips. The aim of this course id to provide a straight-forward approach to recognition and diagnosis of the significant oral pathology such as oral cancer and potentially malignant oral disorders, painful oral conditions and an approach and guidance to complex oro-facial pain.
Topics include
Introduction
The “Medical History” – its importance and the starting point in the diagnosis and management of dental and maxillofacial disorders
Oral Pathology
Descriptors, terms and definitions
Disorders of the lips and oral mucosa
Recognition, diagnosis and management
Oro-Facial Pain
Recognition, diagnosis and management
Salivary Gland Diseases
Xerostomia
Salivary hypofunction (hyposalivation)
Approach to diagnosis and management
