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HISTORY
By,
Dr. Aishwarya S Nair,
Post Graduate,
Department of Oral
Medicine and
Radiology.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Introduction
Objectives
Advantages
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
DEFINITION
CASE HISTORY
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
ADVANTAGES
ADVANTAGES
Establishment of a written record that
serves as a diagnostic instrument.
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
DIAGNOSTIC
PROCEDURE
Demographic
Features
General
History
Taking
Examination
Extra-oral
Hard- tissue
Provisional
Diagnosis
Investigations
Final
Diagnosis
Intraoral
Soft- tissue
DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES
I. Demographic Features
Name
Age
Sex
Occupation
Address
NAME
NAME
Identification
Improves patient-physician
relationship.
Children - short names or nick
names.
Clue -country, state and religion
AGE
AGE
FEMALES
MALES
SEX
SEX
ADDRESS
ADDRESS
For future correspondence.
OCCUPATION
OCCUPATION
OCCUPATION
Forensic Odontology
For future reference in medico legal cases
Future recall of patient
Maintain records
Patient identification
O.P. NUMBER
O.P. NUMBER
DATE
DATE
Maintain records
Chronological order
7
1
/
2
HISTORY TAKING
FAMILY HISTORY
HISTORY OF
PRESENT ILLNESS
MEDICAL HISTORY
PAST DENTAL
SOCIAL/PERSONAL
HISTORY
HISTORY
CHIEF COMPLAINT
CHIEF COMPLAINT
It is a symptom or
symptoms in the
patients own words
relating to the
presence of an
abnormal
condition.
CHIEF COMPLAINT
CHIEF COMPLAINT
HISTORY OF
PRESENT ILLNESS
HISTORY OF
PRESENT ILLNESS
Chronological account of
symptoms from the time
taken.
1. Allow patient to elaborate on the story of his illness; from onset to its present state.
2. No leading questions
3. Can interrupt to ask for presence of positive or negative symptoms related to
patients current problems.
Date of onset
Type of onset
Character
Location
Relation to other activities(e.g., moving, eating, sleeping, cold, heat, reading)
Association with complications.
HISTORY OF
PRESENT ILLNESS
ANALYSIS OF PAIN
SITE
Where is it?
HISTORY OF
PRESENT ILLNESS
TIMING &
DURATION
What is it like?
OCCURRENCE
&
AGGRAVATION
RELIEF
HISTORY OF
PRESENT ILLNESS
ANALYSIS OF SWELLING
DURATION
Acute
MODE OF ONSET
SYMPTOMS
ASSOCIATED
WITH SWELLING
Rapid
Pain
Slow
Chronic
Difficulty in
breathing
Difficulty in
swallowing
Fever, loss of weight.
HISTORY OF
PRESENT ILLNESS
SECONDARY
CHANGES
IMPAIRMENT
OF
FUNCTION
RECURRENC
E OF
SWELLING
Ulceration
Difficulty in
eating
Yes
Inflammatory
changes
Difficulty in
opening
mouth.
No
HISTORY OF
PRESENT ILLNESS
ANALYSIS OF ULCER
Mode of Onset and
duration
PainPresent/Absent
DischargeSerum/Blood/Pus
MEDICAL ALERT
MEDICAL HISTORY
MEDICAL HISTORY
Aids in the diagnosis of oral manifestations of systemic
disease.
MEDICAL ALERT
MEDICAL HISTORY
i.
ii. Hospitalizations
iii. Transfusions
iv. Allergies
v. Medications
vi. Pregnancy
MEDICAL HISTORY
MEDICAL HISTORY
In the dental context any history of :
1.
2. congenital conditions
3.
infectious diseases
4.
immunologic disorders
5.
6.
7.
8.
psychiatric treatment.
MEDICAL HISTORY
MEDICAL HISTORY
Cardiovascular diseases:
SYMPTOMS
MEDICAL TERM
PALPITATION
INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
MEDICAL HISTORY
Cardiovascular diseases:
SYMPTOMS
MEDICAL TERM
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
PAINFUL BREATHING
DYSPNEA
SWELLING OF EXTREMITIES
PERIPHERAL OEDEMA
DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING
WHEN RECLINED
ORTHOPNEA
MEDICAL HISTORY
HOSPITALIZATIONS:
A record of hospital admissions
complements the information collected on
serious illnesses and
May reveal significant events such as
surgeries that were not previously reported.
Hospital records are often the dentists
best source of accurate documentation of
the nature and severity of a patients
medical problems
MEDICAL HISTORY
Transfusions:
1. A history of blood transfusions,
2. date of each transfusion
3. Number of transfused blood units
. may indicate a previous serious medical or surgical
problem : patients medical status.
. Transfusions can be a source of a persistent
transmissible infectious disease.
MEDICAL HISTORY
Allergies:
i.
ii.
MEDICAL HISTORY
Events reported by the
Events such as
patient such as
urticaria
fainting,
skin rash
stomachache,
acute respiratory
weakness,
difficulties
itching,
erythema multiforme
rash, or
symptoms of serum
stuffy nose
should
sickness.
be differentiated
reactions
or
aversions
from
(side
psychological
effects)
to
MEDICAL HISTORY
For example,
or
truly allergic (urticaria, pruritus, respiratory distress,
or anaphylaxis).
MEDICAL HISTORY
Allergic reactions to
more prevalent
Elicit such information
Prior to instituting a clinical examination
MEDICAL HISTORY
Medications:
A record of the medications a patient is
taking.
Identification of medications helps in:
the recognition of drug induced
(iatrogenic) disease
and
WHY?
MEDICAL HISTORY
and
diseases.
MEDICAL HISTORY
Pregnancy:
i.
MEDICAL HISTORY
PRINTED QUESTIONNAIRE?
FAMILY HISTORY
FAMILY HISTORY
Whenever a symptom or sign suggests an
inherited disorder, such as HAEMOPHILIA,
the family history should be elicited.
Ideally, this is recorded as a PEDIGREE
DIAGRAM and all family members for at least
three generations should be considered.
FAMILY HISTORY
Inherited disorders
Communicable diseases
hemophilia
hepatitis
diabetes
Tuberculosis
hypertension
leprosy
aggressive periodontitis
conjunctivitis
Dentinogenesis imperfecta
amelogenesis imperfecta
Typhoid
Amoebiasis
FAMILY HISTORY
If no familial disease
ask about Family history
might lead into questions about
i.) home circumstances,
ii.) relatives
iii.) social history
DENTAL HISTORY
DENTAL HISTORY
DENTAL HISTORY
PERSONAL HISTORY
PERSONAL HISTORY
i.
Diet:- Mixed/Vegetarian
PERSONAL HISTORY
Beedi/Cigarette/Any
other
PACK YEARS
Frequency per Day
Smokeless Tobacco???
PERSONAL HISTORY
b. Alcohol
Habits:
Non alcoholic
Occasional Drinker
Regular Drinker
Type of Alcohol ConsumedNo of years since Alcohol usedQuantity consumed /week (ml)-
PERSONAL HISTORY
MENSTRUAL HISTORY
Age of Menarche
Duration of each cycle
Regular/Irregular cycle
Age of attainment of menopause
Post menopausal bleeding
PERSONAL HISTORY
OBSTETRIC HISTORY
Conceived No. of times
Pregnancy carried to term No. of times
No. of abortions
1. Spontaneous/therapeutic
No. of living children
Time interval
1. Successive pregnancies/abortions.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Gestational Diabetes
1.Impaired glucose tolerance during pregnancy
2. H/O giving birth to a large baby.
LIMITATIONS
Limitations: History-taking
Language difficulties
LIMITATIONS