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Examination, Diagnosis, and Treatment Plan Implementation

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This chapter covers the examination and diagnostic process in all its aspects. The medical and dental history taking is dynamic as it changes over time. Therefore, the clinician should always keep an up-to-date version of the medical and dental history. Besides the fact that patient records should be kept up to date, they are important evidence in legal disputes and forensics. The process of clinical examination, including obtaining the correct radiographs, is explained in detail and illustrated with examples. It is obvious that radiographs should only be taken after a thorough clinical examination and that each exposure should be justified and tailored to each individual patient. There is no such thing as “routine radiographs.” After completion of the diagnostic process, the information is validated in order to formulate a comprehensive treatment plan. A treatment plan should address the etiology of the disease and the patient’s needs, ensure proper growth and development of the maxillofacial complex, and take into account patient’s characteristics (social needs, cognitive, and physical capacities). It cannot be stressed enough that every treatment plan should be explained to the parents, in order for them to understand certain treatment options and decisions.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Stergios Arizos & Konstantinos N. Arapostathis

  2. School of Oral Hygiene, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Ghent, Belgium

    Johan K. M. Aps

  3. Department of Pneumology, Free University Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

    Johan K. M. Aps

  4. Opinident BV, Marke, Belgium

    Johan K. M. Aps

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    Nikolaos Kotsanos

  2. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Haim Sarnat

  3. Institute of Oral Health Science, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

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Arizos, S., Aps, J.K.M., Arapostathis, K.N. (2022). Examination, Diagnosis, and Treatment Plan Implementation. In: Kotsanos, N., Sarnat, H., Park, K. (eds) Pediatric Dentistry. Textbooks in Contemporary Dentistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78003-6_6

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