Oral diagnosis

1. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
II. Examination
A. General
B. Extra-oral
C. Intra-oral

2. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
II. Examination
A. General
B. Extra-oral
C. Intra-oral :
1. Teeth & Periodontium
2. Oral Mucous Membrane
3. Detailed examination of area of chief complaint

3. OMR, CODS, DVG
THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
Armamentarium for Intra-oral Examination
Equipment:
• Dental chair with instrument tray, spittoon and
operating light
Instruments:
• Mouth mirror
• Straight probe- plain & graduated
• Curved probe (explorer)
• Cotton pliers (tweezers)
• Spoon excavator
• Air & water syringe
• Electric pulp tester
Materials:
• Mouth rinse
• Anaesthetic spray
• Cotton and gauze
• Dental floss
For the clinician:
> Clean full-sleeved apron
> Sterile gloves
> Mask

4. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
Operator position for
maxillary right & left
quadrants; and
mandibular left
quadrant
Operator position for
mandibular right quadrant

5. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
The Armamentarium

6. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
Intra-oral Examination
Teeth: Nomenclature - ‘Palmer-Zigmondy’, ‘FDI’ & ‘ADA’
# Type of dentition
# Teeth present & teeth absent
(commensurate with the age of the patient)
# Occlusion - Angle’s classification & tooth position
# Developmental disorders - no., shape, size, structure
# Dental caries - G. V. Black’s classification
# Pain on percussion - vertical & lateral
# Attrition, abrasion, erosion & fracture
# Stains & discoloration
# Deposits - plaque, materia alba, calculus
# Mobility
# Vitality

7. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
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8. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
Percussion
Check

9. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
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10. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
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