Lumps, Bumps and Patches in the Mouth (Oral Pathology)

Oral Pathology is the specialty of dentistry and discipline of pathology that deals with the
diagnosis and assessment, made from tissue changes characteristic of disease of the oral cavity, jaws and salivary glands.

This is a clinical specialty undertaken by laboratory-based personnel.

The practice of Oral Pathology includes research and diagnosis of diseases using clinical, radiographic, microscopic, biochemical, or other examinations.

This section of the website deals with the pathology of the more common clinical oral pathologies, their clinical manifestations and management.

Whilst working at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (2001 – 2006), I audited the biopsy specimens received by the Histopathology Department (results below) from the Oral Surgery Department.

From the results, I wrote information sheets reflecting the incidence of the oral pathology.

I did not write an information sheet regarding Oral Cancer (Squamous Cell Carcinoma) as this is best handled either by specific cancer websites or the medical / surgical teams handling this.