S/N

Disease

Symptoms

S/N

Disease

Symptoms

1

Gingivitis.

a. Pain from gums

b. Swelling gums

c. Bleeding gums

d. Non mobile teeth

11

Dry socket

a. Extraction 2 or 3 days previously

b. Pain 2 or 3 days after extraction

c. Bad breath

d. No clot in socket

2

Periodontitis.

a. Mobility of teeth

b. Bleeding gums

c. Pain from gums

d. Gum swelling

12

Dental fluorosis

a. Whitish discolored enamel

b. Excess fluoride intake from food or water

c. No pain

3

Dental caries

a. Hole

b. No pain

c. Discoloration

d. Probe X-ray

13

Oral candidiasis (oral trush)

a. Whitish coatings on tongue, palate and or cheek

b. Coatings can be wiped off with spatula

c. History or evidence of immune deficiency

4

Pulpitis

a. Toothache

b. Hole

c. X-ray

14

Salivary gland stone

a. Pain on site or thought of food

b. Salivary gland swelling on site or thought of food

c. History of inadequate intake of water

5

Pericoronitis

a. Flap of gum around teeth.

b. Pain around gum flap

c. Difficult mouth opening

d. Trapped tooth on x-ray

15

Ludwigs angina

a. Swelling on both side of lower jaw

b. Tongue raised

c. Difficulty with breathing

6

Teeth Sensitivity

a. Shocking sensation to feeds/fluids

b. Consumption of citrus or bruxism (grinding of teeth unknowingly)

c. No cavity

16

Denture Stomatitis

a. Denture not fitting well

b. Pain underneath denture

c. Redness over the painful site

7

Oral Ulcer

a. Wound in mouth

b. Painful

c. Injury causation e.g. fish bone or needle

d. Infection in mouth

e. Drug reaction

f. Tobacco consumption

g. Alcohol consumption

17

Dental cysts

a. Fluctuant (soft) swelling

b No pus in swelling

c. Caries

8

Halitosis

a. Bad breath

b. Oral dxs e.g. caries or gum disease

c. Systemic disease e.g. cough, peptic ulcer, ear nose or throat disease

18

Anodontia or no teeth from birth

a. No teeth in mouth from birth

b. Absence not due to trauma or periodontitis

9

Cracked Tooth

a. History of biting on hard object e.g., stone

b. Fractured tooth

c. No caries

19

Osteomyelitis of jaws

a. Pus discharge from skin over jaw bone

b. Multiple mobile teeth

c. Previous toothache, fractured jaw

10

Pregnancy Epulis

a. Gum swelling

b. Pregnancy

c. Good oral hygiene

20

Dental abscess

a. Swelling

b. Pus

c. X-ray with bone destruction