Oral Lesions I

An introduction for dental students to Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, the study of disease processes that affect oral and paraoral structures. The relationship between embryologic development of the head and neck and developmental disorders, reactive responses to physical and chemical injury and sequelae of immunologic and infectious diseases are featured, as well as oral cancer and oral manifestations of systemic disorders. Clinical, radiographic and histopathologic characteristics of disease will be presented in a discussion format to help the student build a foundation for future clinical practice.