Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
BDS · Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology · TOPIC 16 White & Red Oral Lesions Differential Diagnosis Algorithm — BDS · NEET-MDS · State-PSC The oral mucosa is the dentist’s window into systemic disease, habit-related change, and early malignancy. White and red mucosal lesions are among the most common findings in clinical practice and among the most frequently tested in dental licensing exams — because they demand a structured differential, not pattern recognition . A white patch that wipes off is pseudomembranous candidiasis; one that does not is a potentially malignant disorder. A red …
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