MASTER CLINICAL DENTISTRY INSTITUTE

ORAL MEDICINE

• Method of clinical examinations

• Oro-facial region by inspection, palpation and other means

• Importance and role of saliva 

• Techniques of diagnosis of saliva as part of the oral disease

• Examination of lesions like swellings, ulcers, erosions, sinus, fistula, growths, pigmented lesions, white and red patches

• Examination of lymph nodes

• Investigations

• Biopsy and exfoliative cytology

• Hematological, microbiological and investigations necessary for diagnosis and prognosis

• Teeth: Developmental abnormalities, causes of the destruction of teeth and their sequelae

• Diseases of bone and osteodystrophies

• Development disorders: Anomalies, exostosis, tori, infantile cortical hyperostosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, Marfan's syndrome, osteopetrosis.

• Inflammation – Injury, infection, and spread of infection, fascial space infections, and osteoradionecrosis

• Metabolic disorders 

• Endocrine disorders

• Miscellaneous – Paget’s disease, mono, and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, cherubism.

• Temporomandibular joint: Developmental abnormalities of the condyle.

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Osteoarthritis, subluxation, and luxation

• Common cysts and tumors

• Cysts of soft tissue

• Tumors of soft tissue

• Tumors of epithelial tissue

• Tumors of  connective tissue

• Tumors of vascular tissue

• Tumors of  nerve tissue

• Tumors of salivary glands

• Tumors of hard tissue

• Periodontal diseases

• Granulomatous diseases

• Miscellaneous disorders

• Infections of oral and paraoral structures

• Mucosal lesions

• White lesions

• Ulcers

• Cervicofacial lymphadenopathy

• Facial pain

• Pain arising due to C.N.S. diseases

• Pain due to the intracranial and extracranial involvement of cranial nerves

• Neuralgic pain due to unknown causes

• Referred pain

• Tongue in local and systemic disorders

• Oral manifestations of metabolic disorders

• Oral manifestations of endocrine disorders

• Oral manifestations of nutritional deficiency

• Oral manifestation of blood disorders

• Disease of salivary glands

• Dermatological diseases with oral manifestations

• Immunological diseases with oral manifestations

• Allergic reactions

• Foci of oral infection and their ill effects on general health 

• Management of dental problems in medically compromised persons

• Precancerous lesions and conditions 

• Nerve and muscle diseases

• Forensic odontology

• Drugs commonly used in oral medicine viz., antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, astringents, mouthwashes, styptics, demulcents, local surface anesthetic, sialogogues, antisialogogues and drugs used in the treatment of malignancy

• Behavioral sciences and ethics

ORAL RADIOLOGY

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• Physics of radiation

• Biological effects of radiation

• Radiation safety and protection measures

• Principles of image production

• Radiographic techniques

• Factors in the production of good radiographs

• Radiographic normal anatomical landmarks

• Radiographs and artifacts in radiographs

• Interpretation of radiographs in various abnormalities of teeth, bones and other orofacial tissues

• Principles of radiotherapy of oro-facial malignancies and complications of radiotherapy

• Contrast radiography and basic knowledge of radioactive isotopes

• Radiography in forensic odontology