oral problems

[Kazu]

if someone has a soar in their mouth, does the dentist treat or does a dermatologist treat it?

 

[Frank Cavitation]

dentists should know what it is, and if it looks cancerous they can do the biopsy or refer to an oral surgeon. as for other simple stuff, I think dentists should be able to diagnose any lesion in the mouth. You'd have to suspect something of non-oral etiology if you refer to a dermatologist.

 

[gigi]

u must describe it so to know if a dentist can know this soar .ok.

 

[tamer]

Soar?? u guys mean sore,right??

 

[Dr. Pedo]

the dentist will have the greatest amount of knowledge in the oral cavity. The branch of dentistry----Oral Path.----will be able to tell you what it is and the oral surg. will take care of it (if major surgery is needed). As far as a GP dentist vs. dermatologist---- in either case, neither will give a diagnosis without further investigating. Majority of the time PATHOLOGY/lab must determine the histo. origin and the derm. or dentist will follow the same protocol. (meds, biopsy, etc...).

 

[JML1DDS]

Common lesions like Aphthae, herpetic lesions, fibromas, mucoceles, etc. can usually be diagnosed based on clinical appearance and history. If a biopsy is done the tissue should always be submitted to a path. lab for sectioning an Histo. analysis. Most patients will see a physician for tissue related problems and see the dentist for tooth related problems. That is the norm., however, the average dentist should know more about oral lesions than the average M.D. Why in the world a dermatologist would be referred a patient with an oral lesion is beyond me. If you had a sore on your ding-dong would you go to a dermatologist? I think you would go to a urologist. Therefore, Sore in your mouth = Dentist or ENT/OMFS.