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 |