@article { author = {Mortazavi, Hamed and Baharvand, Maryam and Dalaie, Kazem and Faraji, Mahdi and Khalighi, Hamidreza and Behnaz, Mohammad}, title = {Oral Lesion Description: A Mini Review}, journal = {International Journal of Medical Reviews}, volume = {6}, number = {3}, pages = {81-87}, year = {2019}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-525X}, eissn = {}, doi = {10.29252/IJMR-060303}, abstract = {Introduction: Lesion description has a key role in correct diagnosis and timely treatment. The aim of this study was to review of morphological descriptive terms, which are used in oral lesion description. Methods: An electronic search of the literature was conducted in various database including: Google Scholar, PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Direct, and Scopus databases, for relevant articles using the following keywords: “oral lesion”, “terminology”, “semiology”, ”glossary”, ”morphology”, “primary lesion”, “basic lesion”, “dermatology” ,“oral medicine”, and “stomatology”. About 60 articles were found; out of which, 45 were relevant to our topic of interest. Finally, we included 22 articles that were closely related to the topic of interest. In addition, 4 text books were also used in this study. Results: After data collection, the following 20 descriptive morphological terms were found. These terms divided into two groups as primary and secondary lesions: (1) Primary lesion: macule, patch, papule, plaque, nodule, tumor, weal (or hive), vesicle, bullae, pustule, abscess, cyst, purpura (petechia & ecchymosis), and hematoma. (2) Secondary lesion: erosion, ulcer, sinus, fistula, and scar. Conclusions: The correct and updated descriptive terminology should be considered by dentists in oral examination.}, keywords = {oral,plaque,Vesicle,Cyst,Patch}, url = {https://www.ijmedrev.com/article_93763.html}, eprint = {https://www.ijmedrev.com/article_93763_b0048eaa704e4046b9c4a6ae888136f1.pdf} }