Admission dental examination: protocol and its importance in the diagnosis of oral pathology

Authors

  • Mário Marques Fernandes São Paulo University
  • Mara Rosângeles de Oliveira Biomedical Service of Public Prosecution of Rio Grande do Sul State
  • Rafael Bender Carpena de Menezes de Oliveira Biomedical Service of Public Prosecution of Rio Grande do Sul State
  • Talita Lima de Castro University of Campinas
  • Luiz Renato Paranhos Sacred Heart University
  • Eduado Daruge Júnior University of Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20396/bjos.v12i1.8641144

Keywords:

Occupational health, Occupational dentistry, Routine diagnostic tests, Diagnosis, oral, Absenteeism

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to describe an efficient clinical protocol used in admittance dental examinations, highlighting the importance of this evaluation in the diagnosis of oral pathologies. Two admission case reports in which gingival abscess and radiopaque apical lesion were found during the examination are presented for illustration purposes. A clinical examination in the admission inspection is the main factor for a good selection of treatment and prevention of future difficulties. The admission dental examination by means of a standardized clinical approach including clinical interview, physical examination and complementary exams, avoids the person to be admitted to the public service while having some pathology that might compromises his/her capacity of handling the selected function, preventing absenteeism for dental reasons and consequently a cost to the state and functional repercussion to the server.

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Author Biographies

Mário Marques Fernandes, São Paulo University

Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP; Biomedical Service of Public Prosecution of Rio Grande do Sul State, RS.

Mara Rosângeles de Oliveira, Biomedical Service of Public Prosecution of Rio Grande do Sul State

Biomedical Service of Public Prosecution of Rio Grande do Sul State, RS.

Rafael Bender Carpena de Menezes de Oliveira, Biomedical Service of Public Prosecution of Rio Grande do Sul State

Biomedical Service of Public Prosecution of Rio Grande do Sul State, RS; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service of Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Porto Alegre, RS.

Talita Lima de Castro, University of Campinas

Department of Community Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP. Forensic Dentist, Civil Police of Rondônia State, RO.

Luiz Renato Paranhos, Sacred Heart University

Oral Biology, Sacred Heart University, Bauru, SP.

Eduado Daruge Júnior, University of Campinas

Department of Community Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP.

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Published

2015-10-19

How to Cite

1.
Fernandes MM, Oliveira MR de, Oliveira RBC de M de, Castro TL de, Paranhos LR, Daruge Júnior E. Admission dental examination: protocol and its importance in the diagnosis of oral pathology. Braz. J. Oral Sci. [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 19 [cited 2022 Oct. 6];12(1):46-51. Available from: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641144

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2013): Jan./Mar.

Section

Case Report

License

The Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences uses the Creative Commons license (CC), thus preserving the integrity of the articles in an open access environment.

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