Principles of oral diagnosis in dental practice / Mahmoud El-Refai ... [and 6 others]

Introduction and definitions -- the diagnostic method -- rules of obtaining the patient history -- methods for obtaining a patient history -- the diagnostic interview -- types of questions -- patient history -- patient identification -- chief complaint -- history of the chief complaint -- dental history -- medical history -- significance of medical history -- review of systems -- the family history -- social history -- personal habits -- clinical examination -- methods of clinical examination -- outline of clinical examination -- Extra-oral examination -- general appraisal of the patient -- skull and cranium -- the face -- eye -- nase -- ears-- hair -- skin -- TMJ -- examination of the neck -- lymph nodes -- Intra-oral examination -- lips and labial mucous -- buccal mucous -- hard palate -- soft palate -- oropharynx region -- tongue -- floor of the mouth -- examination of the teeth -- laboratory investigations -- complete blood count (hemogram) -- hemostasis -- tests related to hemostasis and blood coagulation -- test for diabetes mellitus -- blood chemistry -- biopsy -- lab analysis for endocrinal disorders -- thyroid disorders -- pituitary disorders -- adrenal cortex disorders -- diagnosis of viral diseases -- immunologic tests in autoimmune diseases -- appendix -- taste abnormalities -- soft tissue lesion -- differential diagnosis of white lesion -- differential diagnosis of oral ulcers