Intra oral examinations Flashcards

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Discuss the rationale for conducting an intra oral examination

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  • Provides general information about the oral health status of the patient
  • Alerts the clinician to early indications of some oral diseases
  • Allows the clinician to detect abnormalities
  • Allows potentially life-threatening malignancies to become detected at an early stage (serves as an oral cancer screening)
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List some notable findings

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  • Check for Bone Tori (below)
  • Check Dental caries
  • Broken restorations
  • Loose crowns or bridges/implants
  • Issues with dental prosthesis
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Describe methods employed by oral cancer finders

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  • It centres on a wireless, handheld scope that uses natural tissue fluorescence to enhance the way clinicians visualize oral mucosal abnormalities that might not be apparent or even visible to the naked eye
  • Malignant tissues will not fluoresce the way normal tissues will
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Recognize the need for a referral to a physician or a dental specialist when findings indicate the need for further evaluation

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  1. Carefully document and record the findings
  2. White and red lesions and non self resolving lesions should ideally be reevaluated in two weeks
  3. If the white or red lesions does not resolve itself in 2 weeks consult with a Dentist who may then: order/ conduct a biopsy or refer to a specialist ( Oral Medicine) for further evaluation
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