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

Röschmann N, Rau A, Kesting MR, Maier E, Buchbender M (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health MDPI

Book Volume: 19

Journal Issue: 15

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159663

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.

Authors with CRIS profile

Nico Röschmann Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery Marco Rainer Kesting Lehrstuhl für Zahnmedizin, insbesondere Mund-, Kiefer-, und Gesichtschirurgie Eva Maier Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology Mayte Buchbender Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Involved external institutions

Universität Greifswald DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Röschmann, N., Rau, A., Kesting, M.R., Maier, E., & Buchbender, M. (2022). A Prospective Comparative Analysis Regarding the Assessment of Oral Mucosal Disease Using a Validated Questionnaire to Improve the Teaching of Dental Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159663

MLA:

Röschmann, Nico, et al. "A Prospective Comparative Analysis Regarding the Assessment of Oral Mucosal Disease Using a Validated Questionnaire to Improve the Teaching of Dental Students." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19.15 (2022).

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