title: Soft-tissue examination in the dental office.
abstract: This article describes in detail all features of the head and neck soft-tissue examination as performed routinely in a dental office. The ongoing thought process while performing the exam is described, and examples of findings are given.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, 53-058 Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA. rchriste@dent.ucla.edu
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D003792:Dental Records; D003815:Dentists; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010808:Physical Examination