
At the completion of this lecture, the student should be able to:
Describe the preliminary steps involved in the diagnosis of oral lesions.
Describe how to perform a systematic approach to differential diagnosis.
Describe the different diagnostic evaluations that can be incorporated into a differential diagnosis.
Describe different oral pathology terminologies.
Describe classification of oral soft tissue lesions.
At the completion of this lecture, the student should be able to:
Describe different diagnostic techniques/tests used for the diagnosis of oral disorders.
Identify and propose the correct diagnostic techniques/tests for a certain oral disorder.
Interpret and analyze the findings of the diagnostic techniques/tests.
Describe the steps involved in oral biopsies and how to read oral pathology reports.
Describe and differentiate between various types of oral biopsies.
Discuss the indications for an oral biopsy.
Identify the parts of, and how to read a pathology report
Oral pathology is the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in the teeth, gums, bones, joints, glands, skin, and muscles around your mouth. The major objective of this course is to provide students with an overview and understanding of detailed information on the different diseases and conditions which present in the mouth, manifestations of systemic diseases and how these processes may affect treatment, and acquisition and integration of a knowledge base concerning the relationship between oral and systemic disease.
At the completion of Oral Pathology course, the student should be able to:
Demonstrate correct usage of the terminology used in pathology.
Develop a comprehensive knowledge of the diseases of the oral regions, including etiology and pathogenesis.
Know the oral manifestations of systemic disease.
Recognize clinical pathologic changes in tissues.
Interpret clinical signs and symptoms and develop appropriate differential diagnosis.
Apply basic concepts of pathology to unknown clinical diseases.
Reference Textbooks:
Oral Pathology: by JV Soames and JC Southam. 5th edition 2018, Oxford University Press.
Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine: by RA Cawson, EW Odell. 9th edition 2017, Publisher: Churchill Livingstone.
Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: by JP Sapp, LR Eversole, GP Wysocki, P Sapp. 2nd edition 2003, Publisher: Mosby.
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology: by Brad W. Neville (Editor), Douglas D. Damm, Carl M. Allen, Jerry E. Bouquot. 4th edition 2015; Publisher: W B Saunders Co.
Color Atlas of Clinical Oral Pathology: by Brad W. Neville, Douglas D. Damm, Dean K. White. 2nd Edition, Publisher: pmph usa.
Color Atlas of Common Oral Diseases: Robert Langlais. 5th edition 2017, Publisher: Lippincott-Raven.
Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient (Little, Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient): by James W. Little, Craig Miller, Nelson L. Rhodus, Donald Falace. 8th Edition, Publisher: Mosby.