Medico-dental dilemmas.
Patients with a variety of diseases in the oro-facial region are frequently confused when trying to decide from which of the professions of medicine and dentistry to seek treatment. Furthermore, during the process of arriving at a diagnosis, numerous practitioners and specialists in both professions may be called in for consultation, thus adding to the dilemma. Four cases are reported in this article to illustrate the problem, and some conclusions are drawn as to how it may be minimized albeit not completely solved.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D000752:Anemia, Pernicious / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D003813:Dentistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities