Oral Clues of Systemic Disease

Published: Dec. 19, 2011, 3:17 p.m.

Oral lesions can present clues of a systemic disease\u2014the appearance, the character\u2028of the lesions, the size, the duration, and the location of the lesions can give some insight as to a possible systemic disease. On the mission field, without all the desired tests and studies, it is very helpful to have an idea what lesions may be part of a system disease and what lesions are most likely to respond to local measures. There will be time for questions and answers.