The revised Second Edition of Physical Evaluation and Treatment Planning in Dental Practice has been expanded to include information pertinent when considering comprehensive treatment planning for a wide variety of dental procedures. Written by internationally recognized specialists and discipline experts in their field, the Second Edition offers new chapters on dental and oral diseases and disorders, including insights and diagnostics for each category. Readers will learn about diagnosis and planning considerations for orofacial pain, caries, periodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, restorative, prosthodontics and esthetic dentistry, and more.

Beginning with a complete introduction of oral health and associated systemic health, the book incorporates discussions of patient history profiles, basic procedures in physical examinations, including examination of the head, neck, extraoral and intraoral tissues, radiographic examination and interpretation, as well as laboratory methods. Readers will also find:

* A thorough introduction to the orofacial clinical processes, including the essential phases in treatment, quality management, patient-doctor communication, documentation, and management of critical patient information.

* An exploration of basic procedures in physical examinations in dentistry, including inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, olfaction, and evaluation of function, form, and detailed analysis.

* A thorough review of the head and neck complex.

* An analysis of the examination and diagnosis of the intraoral and extraoral features, including all hard and soft tissues of the orofacial complex.

Designed for general dental practitioners, periodontists, prosthodontists, dental residents and fellows, and dental students, Physical Evaluation and Treatment Planning in Dental Practice is a logically organized one-stop reference for patient evaluation and treatment.

The authors

Géza T. Terézhalmy, DDS, MA, is Professor and Dean Emeritus in the School of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Michaell A. Huber, DDS, is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Lily T. García, DDS, MS, FACP, is Professor and Dean of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Dental Medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Ronald L. Occhionero, DDS, is Professor and Associate Dean for Administration at Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Learn more about dental patient evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment with this one-stop resource from internationally recognized authorities in the field

The revised Second Edition of Physical Evaluation and Treatment Planning in Dental Practice has been expanded to include information pertinent when considering comprehensive treatment planning for a wide variety of dental procedures. Written by internationally recognized specialists and discipline experts in their field, the Second Edition offers new chapters on dental and oral diseases and disorders, including insights and diagnostics for each category. Readers will learn about diagnosis and planning considerations for orofacial pain, caries, periodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, restorative, prosthodontics and esthetic dentistry, and more.

Beginning with a complete introduction of oral health and associated systemic health, the book incorporates discussions of patient history profiles, basic procedures in physical examinations, including examination of the head, neck, extraoral and intraoral tissues, radiographic examination and interpretation, as well as laboratory methods. Readers will also find:

• A thorough introduction to the orofacial clinical processes, including the essential phases in treatment, quality management, patient-doctor communication, documentation, and management of critical patient information.
• An exploration of basic procedures in physical examinations in dentistry, including inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, olfaction, and evaluation of function, form, and detailed analysis.
• A thorough review of the head and neck complex.
• An analysis of the examination and diagnosis of the intraoral and extraoral features, including all hard and soft tissues of the orofacial complex.

Designed for general dental practitioners, periodontists, prosthodontists, dental residents and fellows, and dental students, Physical Evaluation and Treatment Planning in Dental Practice is a logically organized one-stop reference for patient evaluation and treatment.

The revised Second Edition of Physical Evaluation and Treatment Planning in Dental Practice has been expanded to include information pertinent when considering comprehensive treatment planning for a wide variety of dental procedures. Written by internationally recognized specialists and discipline experts in their field, the Second Edition offers new chapters on dental and oral diseases and disorders, including insights and diagnostics for each category. Readers will learn about diagnosis and planning considerations for orofacial pain, caries, periodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, restorative, prosthodontics and esthetic dentistry, and more.

Beginning with a complete introduction of oral health and associated systemic health, the book incorporates discussions of patient history profiles, basic procedures in physical examinations, including examination of the head, neck, extraoral and intraoral tissues, radiographic examination and interpretation, as well as laboratory methods. Readers will also find:

• A thorough introduction to the orofacial clinical processes, including the essential phases in treatment, quality management, patient-doctor communication, documentation, and management of critical patient information.
• An exploration of basic procedures in physical examinations in dentistry, including inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, olfaction, and evaluation of function, form, and detailed analysis.
• A thorough review of the head and neck complex.
• An analysis of the examination and diagnosis of the intraoral and extraoral features, including all hard and soft tissues of the orofacial complex.

Designed for general dental practitioners, periodontists, prosthodontists, dental residents and fellows, and dental students, Physical Evaluation and Treatment Planning in Dental Practice is a logically organized one-stop reference for patient evaluation and treatment.

Preface to the Second Edition ix

Preface to the First Edition xi

List of Contributors xiii

About the Companion Website xv

1 Introduction to the Clinical Process 1

1.1 Essential Elements of the Clinical Process 1

1.2 Quality Management in the Clinical Process 2

1.3 PatientDoctor Communication in the Clinical Process 3

1.4 Characteristics of the PatientDoctor Relationship 6

1.5 Documentation of the Clinical Process 6

1.6 Designations and Abbreviations 10

1.7 Summary 18

Suggested Reading 18

2 The Historical Profile 19

2.1 Patient Identification 20

2.2 Chief Complaint (Problem) 20

2.3 Dental History 21

2.4 Medical History 21

2.5 Family History 22

2.6 Social History 22

2.7 Review of Organ Systems 23

2.8 Summary 35

Suggested Reading 36

3 Basic Procedures in Physical Examination 39

3.1 Inspection 39

3.2 Palpation 53

3.3 Percussion 53

3.4 Auscul…