[Physical examination of oral cavity and physiological variations]

Aline Joly; Brigitte Huttenberger; Arnaud Pare

doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2017.01.005

[Physical examination of oral cavity and physiological variations]

Presse Med. 2017 Mar;46(3):286-295. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2017.01.005. Epub 2017 Feb 21.

[Article in French]

Authors

Aline Joly¹, Brigitte Huttenberger², Arnaud Pare³

Affiliations

¹ CHRU de Tours, hôpital Trousseau, service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, 37000 Tours, France; Université François-Rabelais, 37000 Tours, France; CHRU de Tours, consultation multidisciplinaire de pathologie de la muqueuse buccale, 37000 Tours, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² CHRU de Tours, hôpital Trousseau, service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, 37000 Tours, France; CHRU de Tours, consultation multidisciplinaire de pathologie de la muqueuse buccale, 37000 Tours, France.
³ CHRU de Tours, hôpital Trousseau, service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, 37000 Tours, France; Université François-Rabelais, 37000 Tours, France; CHRU de Tours, consultation multidisciplinaire de pathologie de la muqueuse buccale, 37000 Tours, France.

PMID: 28233707
DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2017.01.005

Abstract

Clinical examination from front to rear of oral cavity, mouth closed then open. Inspection and bimanuel exam. Face examination but also cervical lymph nodes, skin and mucous. Early diagnosis of oral cancer. To reduce diagnostic wavering and patient's stress, physiological varants are important to know. In most cases, clinical examination is enough for diagnosis.

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Humans
Mouth Diseases / diagnosis*
Mouth* / physiology
Physical Examination / methods*