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    RDH Magazine Podcast

    What do you see? Identifying and charting oral pathology

    Andreina Sucre, MSc, RDH
    Andreina Sucre has made it her mission to help her peers become more knowledgeable and confident in their pathology diagnoses.
    Photo provided by a 24-year-old Wegener’s Granulomatosis patient.
    Figure 1: Intraoral photo (left) prior to seeing a general dentist. Pt. experienced three small holes in soft palate. General dentist referred to oral surgeon. The three small holes expanded into one large hole (center) before oral surgeon could be seen. Oral surgeon diagnosed necrotic tissue and took biopsy that confirmed Wegener's Granulomatosis diagnosis. After the biopsy, stitches were placed (right).
    Image copyright Whitaker JK, Alexander P, Chau DY, Tint NL, BMC Ophthalmology. Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic.
    Figure 1: (left) depicts the elasticity of the skin with profound flexibility; (right) demonstrates joint mobility.