1. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
Procurement of the Data Base
Assessment of the Findings
Formulating a Differential
Diagnosis
Securing a Definitive Diagnosis
Formulating a Treatment Plan
2. WHITE LESIONS
Flat Plaques, Solitary
Flat Plaques, Bilateral or
Multifocal
Verrucous/Rippled Plaques
Lacey White Lesions
Papular Lesions
Pseudomembranous Lesions
Focal Erythemas
Diffuse and Multifocal Red Lesions
Petechiae
Focal Pigmentations
Diffuse and Multifocal
Pigmentations
3. RED AND PIGMENTED LESIONS
Focal Erythemas
Diffuse and Multifocal Red Lesions
Petechiae
Focal Pigmentations
Diffuse and Multifocal
Pigmentations
4. ORAL ULCERATIONS AND FISTULAE
Recurrent and Multiple
Focal Ulcerations
Perioral and Commissural
Ulcerations and Fistulae
Oral Fistulae
Necrotic and Osseous Destructive
Lesions
5. VESICULOBULLOUS AND DESQUAMATIVE LESIONS
Febrile-Associated Vesicular
Eruptions
Nonfebrile-Associated Vesicular
Eruptions
Bullous Diseases
Desquamative Lesions
6. INTRAORAL SOFT TISSUE SWELLINGS
Localized Gingival Tumefactions
Generalized Gingival Swellings
FIBROMATOSIS GINGIVAE
Swellings of the Oral Floor
Swellings of the Lips and Buccal
Mucosa
Tongue Swellings
Palatal Swellings
7. PAPILLARY, PAPULAR, AND MULTIPLE POLYPOID LESIONS
Focal Papillary Lesions
Focal and Umbilicated Papules
Diffuse and Multifocal Papillary
Lesions
Diffuse Papular and Polypoid
Lesions
8. SOFT TISSUE SWELLINGS OF THE NECK AND FACE
Lateral Neck Swellings
Unilateral Parotid and
Submandibular Swellings
Bilateral Parotid and Submandibular
Swellings
Midline Neck Swellings
Growths and Swellings of the
Facial Skin
Diffuse Facial Swellings
9. RADIOLUCENT LESIONS OF THE JAWS
Periapical Radiolucencies
Interradicular Radiolucencies
Periodontal (Alveolar) Bone Loss
Widened Periodontal Ligament
Space
Pericoronal Radiolucencies
Multilocular Radiolucencies
Moth-Eaten Radiolucencies
Multifocal Radiolucencies
Generalized Osteoporotic
Lesions
10. RADIOPAQUE LESIONS OF THE JAWS
Periapical Radiopacities
Inter-Radicular Radiopacities
Pericoronal Radiopacities
Antral Opacities
Ground-Glass Radiopacities
Multifocal Confl uent (Cotton-Wool)
Radiopacities
Cortical Redundancies (Onion-Skin
Patterns)
Irregular, Ill-Defi ned Expansile
Radiopacities
Superimposed Soft Tissue
Radiopacities
11. DENTAL DEFECTS
Alterations in Number: Missing
Teeth
Alterations in Number:
Supernumerary Teeth
Alterations in Morphology
Alterations in Structure
Alterations in Eruption/Exfoliation
Times
Pigmentations
12. FACIAL PAIN AND NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
Ophthalmic Division Pain
Maxillary Division Pain
Mandibular Division Pain
Otogenic Pain
Neck and Throat Pain
TMJ Region Pain
Sialogenic Pain
Temporal Pain
Paresthesia
Localized Motor Defi cits
Limited and Deviant Mandibular
Opening
Generalized Motor Function