Risk Assessment and Oral Diagnostics in Clinical Dentistry

Dena Fischer, DDS, MSD, MS, is Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. Nathaniel Treister, DMD, DMSc, is Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and is Associate Surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Andres Pinto, DMD, MPH, FDS, RCSEd, is Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and Attending Physician at the Division of Oral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia.

Authors vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xi

PART A: GUIDELINES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT OF SYSTEMIC CONDITIONS THAT MAY COMPLICATE OR BE COMPLICATED BY DENTAL TREATMENT 1

1 Basics of the Health History, Physical Examination, and Clinical Investigations 3

2 Basic Tests and Evaluation Methods of Systemic Health 27

3 Potential for Bleeding 47

4 Potential for Infection 63

5 Potential for Poor Wound Healing 77

PART B: GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSIS OF OROFACIAL CONDITIONS 89

6 Dental Caries and Periodontal Conditions 91

7 Oral Infection 107

8 Salivary Conditions 123

9 Oral Neoplastic Disease 139

10 Oral Complications Associated with Cancer Therapy 151

11 Oral Manifestations of Autoimmune, Immune-Mediated, and Allergic Disorders 171

12 Orofacial Pain Conditions 193

Appendix: Top 10 List of Non-odontogenic Oral Conditions 211

Index 215