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# The oral and dental exam

Systematic mouth exam, dental charting and indices, periodontal probing, pulp tests, dental radiographs and oral cancer screening.

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- [**Dental charting and the DMFT index** The dental chart (odontogram) maps every tooth and surface](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/dental-charting-and-the-dmft-index/)
- [**Dental imaging: bitewing, periapical, panoramic and CBCT** Each dental image answers a different question: decay between teeth, the root tip, the whole…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/dental-imaging-bitewing-periapical-panoramic-and-cbct/)
- [**Occlusion and malocclusion: Angle classes and when to refer** Occlusion is how upper and lower teeth meet](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/occlusion-and-malocclusion-angle-classes-and-when-to-refer/)
- [**Oral cancer screening: who, what to look for, when to biopsy** Oral cancer is often found late because it does not hurt at first](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/oral-cancer-screening-who-what-to-look-for-when-to-biopsy/)
- [**Periodontal probing: pockets, bleeding and attachment loss** A thin graduated probe slid gently into the gum groove measures its depth](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/periodontal-probing-pockets-bleeding-and-attachment-loss/)
- [**Pulp and periapical tests: cold, heat, percussion and palpation** Simple bedside tests tell whether the tooth nerve is healthy, inflamed or dead, and whether…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/pulp-and-periapical-tests-cold-heat-percussion-and-palpation/)
- [**The systematic oral exam: outside in** A full mouth exam takes two minutes with a light, gloves and two tongue depressors](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/the-systematic-oral-exam-outside-in/)

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