INVESTIGATIONS and DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT PLAN
INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
Clinical diagnosis based on examination findings
TREATMENT PLAN
Conservative:
- Smoking cessation
- Dental cleaning
- Oral hygiene: brushing twice daily
ANUG specific:
- Urgent dental referral
- Oral antibiotics (metronidazole)
Urgent dental referral indicated for:
- ANUG
- Ulcerations/lumps present >3 weeks
- Signs of erythroplakia