A Guide to Clinical Differential Diagnosis of Oral Mucosal Lesions

Course overview

Upon completion of this course, the dental professional should be able to: Recognize and describe the radiographic appearance of healthy tooth structure in both the primary and permanent dentitions including eruption patterns. Recognize and describe the radiographic appearance of healthy supporting structures of the teeth. Describe the various origins of dental anomalies; congenital, developmental, and acquired. Recognize and describe processes that can interfere with normal tooth eruption. Identify and classify tooth impactions by their position. Recognize and describe processes that can cause loss of tooth structure. Discuss and identify alterations in tooth structure and the dental pulp. Identify and describe alterations in the number of teeth. Recognize and discuss alterations in the size of teeth. Identify and describe alterations in the shape of teeth. Given an intraoral radiograph, radiographic survey and/or a panoramic image, identify and describe anomalies that may be recorded on those images.