Al-Quds University

Faculty of Dentistry
Department of Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Medicine

Oral Pathology
Course #:1103205
3th year
Instructors and coordinator for course: Dr. Fahed Habash

Course Description:

Oral Pathology is concerned with the pathology of diseases and disorders that
affect the tissues and organs of the oral cavity and its related structures.
Oral pathology is that part of pathology concerned with the scientific study of the
causes and effects of oral disease, an understanding of which is essential for
diagnosis and for the development of rational treatment and preventive programs
of oral diseases.

The aims of this course:

1. To develop an understanding of the causes and mechanisms of oral disease.

2. To develop skills of observation, interpretation, and integration needed to
analyze oral disease.
3. To determine the most likely diagnosis and explain the pathogenesis of the
disease.
4. To provide the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge, foster critical
and impartial analysis of scientific and clinical information in oral
pathology.
5. To build on the student’s foundation in the basic and clinical sciences in
order to increase their understanding of oral disease processes and
management
6. To assess students over a range of knowledge, understanding and skills, and
to identify and support academic and clinical excellence.
Course Objectives and intending learning outcomes: (ILO’s)

1. Knowledge and understanding of the roles of other members of the

health care team in the execution of procedures involved in
achieving successful outcome in the diagnostic process.
2. Knowledge and understanding of the common laboratory methods
used to prepare oral diagnostic material for histopathological
examination and the main research tools and methods used to
advance the practice of diagnostic oral pathology
3. Critical awareness of current problems in oral pathology and
knowledge of the sources of up-to-date information on oral
pathological conditions
4. A high level of competence and judgment in the practical
microscopical diagnosis of common and significant oral
pathological lesions and conditions
5. The supplemental teaching resources allow additional exploration
within the field of oral pathology by way of thorough power point
modules, assessment questions and more.
6. To learn students not merely the pathology of oral disease but also
its clinical manifestations.
7. Clinicopathological correlation have been emphasized in this
course.
8. To learn students not merely the pathology of oral disease but also
its clinical manifestations and treatment of oral lesions.
9. Clinicopathological correlation have been emphasized in this
course.
10.In this course we have made a generous allowance of color pictures
which should make the recognition of histopathology material and
mucosal lesions considerably easier.
COURSE OUTLINE:

1. DISORDER OF DEVELOPMENT OF TEETH

 DISTURBANCE IN NUMBER OF TEETH
 DISTURBANCE IN SIZE OF TEETH
 DISTURBANCE IN FORM OF TEETH
 DISTURBANCE IN STRUCTURE OF TEETH

2. DENTAL CARIES
 AETIOLOGY OF DENTAL CARIES
 PATHOLOGY OF DENTAL CARIES

3. OTHER DISORDER OF TEETH

 NON-BACTERIAL LOSS OF TOOTH SUBSTANCE
 DISCOLORATION OF TEETH

4. DISORDER OF THE DENTAL PULP

 PULPITIS
 HEALING OF PULP
 PULP CALCIFICATION
 PULP NECROSIS

5. PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS
 AETIOLOGY
 ACUTE PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS
 CHRONIC PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS
 ACUTE PERIAPICAL ABCESS AND SPREAD OF INFLAMATION

6. CYSTS OF THE JAWS AND ORAL SOFT TISSUES

 CLASSIFICATION AND INCIDENCE OF CYSTS OF THE JAW
 ODONTOGENIC CYSTS
 NON-ODONTOGENIC CYSTS
  CYSTS OF SOFT TISSUE

7. CONNECTIVE TISSUE HYPERPLASIA, NEOPLASM, AND RELATED

DISORDER
 CONNECTIVE TISSUE HYPERPLASIA
 CONNECTIVE TISSUE NEOPLASM

8. KERATOSIS AND RELATED DISORDER OF ORAL MUCOSA

 CLASSIFICATION
 DEFINITITION OF HISTOPATHOLOGICAL TERMS
 HEREDITARY CONDITIONS
 TRAUMATIC KERATOSIS
 LEUKOPLAKIA
 DERMATOLOGICAL CAUSES OF WHITE PATCHES

9. Mid-term exam

10. CARCINOMA OF ORAL CAVITY

 SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
 BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
 MALIGNANT MELANOMA

12. VIRAL INFECTION OF THE ORAL MUCOSA

 Herpes infection
 Herpes zoster
 Eptien Bar virus
 Cosackie virus

13. FUNGAL INFECTION OF ORAL MUCOCA

 Acute pseudomembranous candidiasis

 Acute atrophic candidiasis
 Chronic atrophic candidiasis
  Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis
 Angular chelitis

14. HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION AND AIDS

15. ORAL ULCERATION AND VESICULOBULLOUS DISEAES

 CLASSIFICATION OF ORAL ULCERATION

 TRUMATIC ULCERATION

 RECURRENT APHTOUS STOMATITIS

 VESICULOBULLOUS DISEAESES

16. DISEASES OF SALIVARY GLANDS

 DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMALIES

 SIALADENTIS, OBSTUCTIVE LESIONS, SJOGREN SYNDROME

 SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR

17. ODONTOMES AND ODONTOGENIC TUMORS

18. FINAL EXAM

REFERENCES:

1. J.V. Soames and J.C. Southam, Oral pathology, fifth edition, Oxford.

2. R.A.Cawson and E.W.Odell, Oral pathology and Oral medicine, seventh edition,
Churchill Livingstone.
Evaluation:

First Term Exam: 20%

Second Term Exam: 20%
Lab evaluation and spot exam 20%
Final Exam: 40%
Final summative examinations consisting of written essay, multiple choices and a
microscope based exam.

Exams objectives:

1. Presenting oral pathology in a clinical relevant format (clinical cases

questions).
2. Recognition of specific conditions and in the development of differential
diagnosis.
3. Questions contain update information on disease etiology.
4. Questions used to discuss diseases and conditions by clinical appearance,
etiology of the oral diseases, pathogenesis, histopatholgy, differential
diagnosis and prognosis.
5. In the oral and spot exams, the students of dentistry will benefit from clear
pathological images (histopathalogical appearance) and classified diseases
according to appearance and presentation. This will assist the student in the
recognition of specific conditions and the development of differential
diagnosis.