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A Prospective Comparative Analysis Regarding the Assessment of Oral Mucosal Disease Using a Validated Questionnaire to Improve the Teaching of Dental Students

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  • Nico Roeschmann

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Glückstraße 11, 91054 Erlangen, Germany)

  • Andrea Rau

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, Germany)

  • Marco R. Kesting

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Glückstraße 11, 91054 Erlangen, Germany)

  • Eva Maier

    (Dental Clinic 1—Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Glückstrasse 11, 91054 Erlangen, Germany)

  • Mayte Buchbender

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Glückstraße 11, 91054 Erlangen, Germany)

Abstract

Structured examination and treatment are essential in medicine. For dental students, a structured approach to the assessment of oral mucosal lesions is missing thus far. To validate an approach, a structured questionnaire was compared with the habitually used free description of oral lesions (white lesions, ulcers, hyperplasia). Thirty-three dental students were divided into two groups (Group 1 ( n = 17) used the free description; Group 2 ( n = 16) used a guided questionnaire) to characterize mucosal lesions in patients and make a tentative diagnosis. Although no difference was found between the groups regarding the suspected diagnosis or the histopathological findings, there was a significant advantage of the structured questionnaire in all aspects of the description compared to the free description ( p = 0.000018). Thus, a structured description is an important aspect in the evaluation of oral mucosal changes, and a guided questionnaire should be implemented in the study of dentistry.

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  • Nico Roeschmann & Andrea Rau & Marco R. Kesting & Eva Maier & Mayte Buchbender, 2022. "A Prospective Comparative Analysis Regarding the Assessment of Oral Mucosal Disease Using a Validated Questionnaire to Improve the Teaching of Dental Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-12, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9663-:d:881257
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