DEH 2400 - General and Oral Pathology

3 cr. hrs.
Credit Hours: 3

This course presents the principles of general pathology in relation to diseases of the teeth, soft tissue, and supporting structures of the oral cavity, as well as general pathologic conditions affecting the head and neck. Topics include terminology and diagnostic procedures, variants of normal conditions, benign conditions, inflammation and repair, caries and pulpal pathology, immune response, oral diseases with immunological pathogenesis, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, developmental disorders of the soft tissues and teeth, developmental cysts, neoplasia, odontogenic tumors, other tumors of oral structures, genetic syndromes, and TMJ disorders.

Lab Fee: Yes
Course Designations: (OA)

Prerequisite(s): DEH 1800.
Corequisite(s): DEH 1802.