1Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
2Professor and Head of the Department Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
3Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
4Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
*Corresponding Author: Dr. K. M. K. Masthan MDS, Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Oral pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
It is this branch of dentistry where research meets practice, and thus unique and rare in its own way. This science investigates the causes, processes, and effects of the disease affecting oral and maxillofacial region. It is the backbone of dental science and bridge between dental and medical sciences. So Oral pathologists can be called as an epitome of research in dentistry, given the large area available for researches and vast area of issue to be explored regarding the pathophysiology of diseases related. They also play a vital role in diagnosis and treatment planning sometimes guiding the oral and maxillofacial surgeons in their surgical procedures since they have the distinction of meeting patients, observing the clinical presentation of the disease process, investigating the cause of the pathology and determining the final histological diagnosis based on clinico-radiologic-pathologic correlation.
Oral pathology, Diagnosis, Oral mucosa
