diagnosis in dentistry

1. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
HEALTH DENTISTRY
DIAGNOSIS
SUBMITTED
BY
ASHOK KUMAR A
FINAL YEAR BDS

3. PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS :
It is also known as tentative diagnosis or working
diagnosis.
A general diagnosis based on clinical impression without
any laboratory investigation.
This is an initial diagnosis from which further investigation
can be planned.
First item on the provisional diagnosis list should pertain
to the chief complaint.

4. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

5. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS :
They are list of condition that resembles the clinical
diagnosis but differ from the clinical diagnosis
by at least one feature.

6. EXAMPLE :
If the chief complaint is of pain in the lower right back
tooth for past 5 days and on clinical examination apart from
carious the tooth is tender on percussion,
So it may be apical periodontitis In provisional diagnosis.
In differential diagnosis it can be chronic irreversible pulpitis
and periapical abcess.

7. If a white keratotic patch is present on the
left buccal mucosa with a history of using tobacco
then the provisional diagnosis is Homogenous
leukoplakia on left buccal mucosa.
In differential diagnosis it can be chronic
hyperplastic candidiasis and white sponge nevus.

8. INVESTIGATION

9. INVESTIGATION :
Investigation are needed to help the clinician
confirm his clinical diagnosis , to detect the suspected
illness and to modify the treatment plan.
- Hematological investigation
- Serum chemistry evaluation
- Histopathological investigation
- Radiographic investigation

11. FINAL DIAGNOSIS :
It is diagnosis that is made after required investigation
are carried out.
The final diagnosis usually identifies the diagnosis for
the patients primary complaint first , with subsidiary
diagnosis of concurrent problem.
Once the final diagnosis is arrived at , a suitable treatment
is planned out.

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