Diagnostic Features of Common Oral Ulcerative Lesions: An Updated Decision Tree
Diagnosis of oral ulcerative lesions might be quite challenging. This narrative review article aims to introduce an updated decision tree for diagnosing oral ulcerative lesions on the basis of their diagnostic features. Various general search engines and specialized databases including PubMed, PubMe...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2016-01-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Dentistry |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7278925 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832546535645118464 |
|---|---|
| author | Hamed Mortazavi Yaser Safi Maryam Baharvand Somayeh Rahmani |
| author_facet | Hamed Mortazavi Yaser Safi Maryam Baharvand Somayeh Rahmani |
| author_sort | Hamed Mortazavi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Diagnosis of oral ulcerative lesions might be quite challenging. This narrative review article aims to introduce an updated decision tree for diagnosing oral ulcerative lesions on the basis of their diagnostic features. Various general search engines and specialized databases including PubMed, PubMed Central, Medline Plus, EBSCO, Science Direct, Scopus, Embase, and authenticated textbooks were used to find relevant topics by means of MeSH keywords such as “oral ulcer,” “stomatitis,” and “mouth diseases.” Thereafter, English-language articles published since 1983 to 2015 in both medical and dental journals including reviews, meta-analyses, original papers, and case reports were appraised. Upon compilation of the relevant data, oral ulcerative lesions were categorized into three major groups: acute, chronic, and recurrent ulcers and into five subgroups: solitary acute, multiple acute, solitary chronic, multiple chronic, and solitary/multiple recurrent, based on the number and duration of lesions. In total, 29 entities were organized in the form of a decision tree in order to help clinicians establish a logical diagnosis by stepwise progression. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-71a9174f3de14dd6a0d2a7a280803b03 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1687-8728 1687-8736 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2016-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | International Journal of Dentistry |
| spelling | doaj-art-71a9174f3de14dd6a0d2a7a280803b032025-02-03T06:48:28ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362016-01-01201610.1155/2016/72789257278925Diagnostic Features of Common Oral Ulcerative Lesions: An Updated Decision TreeHamed Mortazavi0Yaser Safi1Maryam Baharvand2Somayeh Rahmani3Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDiagnosis of oral ulcerative lesions might be quite challenging. This narrative review article aims to introduce an updated decision tree for diagnosing oral ulcerative lesions on the basis of their diagnostic features. Various general search engines and specialized databases including PubMed, PubMed Central, Medline Plus, EBSCO, Science Direct, Scopus, Embase, and authenticated textbooks were used to find relevant topics by means of MeSH keywords such as “oral ulcer,” “stomatitis,” and “mouth diseases.” Thereafter, English-language articles published since 1983 to 2015 in both medical and dental journals including reviews, meta-analyses, original papers, and case reports were appraised. Upon compilation of the relevant data, oral ulcerative lesions were categorized into three major groups: acute, chronic, and recurrent ulcers and into five subgroups: solitary acute, multiple acute, solitary chronic, multiple chronic, and solitary/multiple recurrent, based on the number and duration of lesions. In total, 29 entities were organized in the form of a decision tree in order to help clinicians establish a logical diagnosis by stepwise progression.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7278925 |
| spellingShingle | Hamed Mortazavi Yaser Safi Maryam Baharvand Somayeh Rahmani Diagnostic Features of Common Oral Ulcerative Lesions: An Updated Decision Tree International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Diagnostic Features of Common Oral Ulcerative Lesions: An Updated Decision Tree |
| title_full | Diagnostic Features of Common Oral Ulcerative Lesions: An Updated Decision Tree |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic Features of Common Oral Ulcerative Lesions: An Updated Decision Tree |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic Features of Common Oral Ulcerative Lesions: An Updated Decision Tree |
| title_short | Diagnostic Features of Common Oral Ulcerative Lesions: An Updated Decision Tree |
| title_sort | diagnostic features of common oral ulcerative lesions an updated decision tree |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7278925 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hamedmortazavi diagnosticfeaturesofcommonoralulcerativelesionsanupdateddecisiontree AT yasersafi diagnosticfeaturesofcommonoralulcerativelesionsanupdateddecisiontree AT maryambaharvand diagnosticfeaturesofcommonoralulcerativelesionsanupdateddecisiontree AT somayehrahmani diagnosticfeaturesofcommonoralulcerativelesionsanupdateddecisiontree |