title: The influence of systemic diseases on the diagnosis of oral diseases: a problem-based approach.
abstract: Although all dentists are taught about the importance of oral health to general health and that systemic disease can manifest in the oral cavity, the 4-year dental school curriculum does not allow time to gain competency in these relationships. Nevertheless, all dentists must have skills in taking a medical history and an appreciation of oral findings that might have a systemic origin. This article focuses on the identification of abnormal signs and symptoms in the oral cavity and the determination of those that have a systemic origin. It is imperative that clinicians are mindful of the possible oral-systemic associations, because these could potentially have a huge impact on patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, PO Box 32861, Charlotte, NC 28232, USA. Peter.Lockhart@carolinas.org
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Lockhart
authors.forename: Catherine H L
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Denise E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: van Diermen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003657:Decision Making; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000592:standards*; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000592:standards*; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult