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Extraoral Clinical Examinations

Robert E Santosa

As in any dental treatment procedure, a thorough patient assessment is a prerequisite for adequate treatment planning, including dental implant therapy. Problems encountered during or following treatment can often be traced to errors and omissions during history-taking and initial examination.

An inexperienced clinician may plunge into the treatment phase before collecting sufficient diagnostic information to help predict likely pitfalls. An examination consists of the clinician's use of sight, touch, and hearing to detect conditions outside the normal range.

Sometimes it is advantageous to involve one or more medical or dental specialists in the evaluation process. A systematic approach should be developed and followed. This module focuses on the extraoral examination of patients.

After completing this ITI Academy Module, you should be able to…

  • perform a craniomandibular assessment and outline its relevance to dental treatment
  • perform a facial assessment and outline its relevance to dental treatment
  • perform a dentolabial analysis and outline its relevance to dental treatment 
Editor
Stephen T Chen , Charlotte Stilwell
Duration
22 min. + 10 min. for the Assessment
CPD/CME
0.53 hours
Purchase price
33 Academy Coins
Related assessment
Extraoral Clinical Examinations
Subtitles
English Japanese
Publication date: Mar 31, 2015 Last review date: Apr 10, 2022 Next review date: Apr 10, 2025
  • 1 - Beginner
  • English
  • Japanese
  • Languages
  • Learning Module
  • Structured Assessment & Treatment Planning

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