Cost: $295   Includes: 30 hours FAGD/MAGD CE Credit

Oral Max Demo (please allow some time to load)

A new clinical software which serves two major purposes. First, it is a refresher tutorial for the basics of Oral-Maxillofacial radiographic pathology. Second, it is a valuable resource tool for rapid disease image reference on the tutorial modules have been completed. It is understandable that many practitioners feel uncomfortable in dealing with oral-maxillofacial pathology in their practices. Abnormal lesions of either soft tissue or bone are not encountered on a daily basis, but such a lesion may mean everything to a patient. Further more, it may have been years since you studied pathology. OralMax is a modern tool intended to overcome these limitations. It enables you to:

• Offer a more comprehensive level of patient care
• Aid in early detection and patient education
• Locate any radiographic abnormality of the oral-maxillofacial region
• Discuss your abnormal finding with a consultant or specialist in an intelligent manner
• Quickly formulate a reasonable differential diagnosis for the patient's record or your referral iiiletter to specialists.

The primary role of oral-maxillofacial or dental radiographs is to detect disease and/or abnormal findings, or to assure the patient that their oral health is normal. There are more than 300 diseases or conditions that may be first detected upon viewing OMF radiographs. In other words, a Dentist or Dental Hygienist may be the first to suspect or detect anyone of these diseases or conditions. Many of these can be present without clinical signs or symptoms, so it is imperative that the clinician who wishes to provide high quality professional care make radiographic examination a standard part of their patient care.

OralMax includes the following tutorial modules:

• General Information and Introduction to radiographic interpretation
• Radiolucent Changes
• Radiopaque Changes
• Mixed Radiolucent-Radiopaque Changes
• Cortical Changes

Each tutorial follows an organized approach based upon the morphological features of most abnormal or disease changes. They also include a review of normal anatomical structures that share these morphological characteristics. Each module contains lists of various types of diseases or conditions which may present as a particular morphological change.

In addition to the tutorals there are three comprehensive image resources which can be instantly searched either by Morphological Features (Radiopaque and Radiolucent) or by Alphabetic Listing of disease name.

As a valuable reference resource, OralMax contains over 350 digital radiographic images. This includes examples of more than 160 diseases or conditions that Dentists, Physicians, and other health professionals should recognize and be knowledgeable, and able to discuss management and treatment with the patient.

OralMax can therefore serve as a valuable differential diagnostic aid. Many abnormal radiographic lesions cannot be diagnosed specifically from radiographbic features alone, but often require biopsy and microscopic examination by a Pathologist. With the information, lists, and image examples included in OralMax, it becomes easier and less time consuming to formulate a reasonable differential diagnosis. In turn, it prepares the user to discuss the finding with the surgeon, pathologist or other professional that may become involved with the particular case. OralMax also prepares you to discuss the possible diagnoses and management with the patient in a more intelligent manner.