ORAL DIAGNOSIS

At FMS Dental Hospital, the department of oral diagnosis focuses on multidisciplinary approach. All patients coming to our hospital are first directed by our front office staff to the department of oral diagnosis where the patients’ complaint is first recorded which is followed by an in detail dental and medical history and a thorough examination of the oral cavity. The members of this department work along with the members of other specialities to prepare a definite diagnostic plan like a team to produce a truly interdisciplinary patient centered  approach, so that from the simplest treatment procedures to the most complex ones, every patient in a team effort. Depending on the depth and complexity of the disease, team FMS reviews it from all points of view. Each member of the team evaluates the case to the extent of the possibilities that he or she can contribute to the overall goals of the treatment. As all specialities at FMS dental hospital work and communicate well together, the patients are rewarded with the best possible outcome and dental treatments.

The Oral Diagnosis department at FMS also concentrates on oral mucosal diseases, potentially malignant conditions such as OSMF, leukoplakia, erythropkakia, lichen planus etc., orofacial pain disorders, saliva problems like xerostomia and oral complaints that may reflect either local oral disease or oral manifestation of systemic diseases. Potentially malignant condition like oral submucous fibrosis, leukoplakia, erythroplakia, lichen planus, discoid lupus erythematosus are commonly seen in Indian subcontinental region. These conditions carry an increased risk of malignant transformation and are present as grey, white or red patches in the oral cavity. Such conditions are usually not noticeable by individuals as they do not have any associated symptoms in their initial stages. The department of oral diagnosis is actually involved in the awareness and treatment of such conditions.