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Oral Pathology & Clinical Reasoning for Dental Professionals
You don’t need to memorize 100 dental anomalies. You need to learn how to ask better questions.
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Red gums… but no plaque?
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Most clinicians see an extra cusp.
I see a developmental story.
🌟 Carabelli’s tubercle is usually considered a normal anatomical variation.
But here’s the shift:
🧐 Instead of asking, “What is it?” start asking “Why did it form?”
That simple question takes you from memorizing dental anatomy to understanding tooth development.
Because clinical reasoning doesn’t start with a diagnosis. It starts with curiosity.
💾 Save this for the next time you spot a Carabelli’s tubercle.
💬 What’s another “normal variation” you think deserves a deeper explanation?
07/24/2026
You don’t need to memorize 100 dental anomalies. You need to learn how to ask better questions.
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Have you ever seen this in clinic?
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I came, I spoke, and I’m leaving Washington, DC with a very full heart. ❤️
Thank you, , for organizing such a wonderful conference and for creating a space where we can learn, connect, and grow together.
I am grateful beyond words.
To everyone who attended my lecture: THANK YOU. I hope you left feeling more prepared to look beyond the anomaly and see the person behind it, their story, their experience, and their humanity.
Besos! 😘
- Andre!
Kindness travels. Today, it’s on its way to Venezuela. 🇻🇪
Thank you, , for making this possible. 🪥🇻🇪🙏🏻
🇺🇸 Important page for donations:
👉 https://www.globalempowermentmission.org/mission/venezuela-earthquakes/
But in the donation centers, here’s what’s needed right now: EH-size boxes, packing tape, and markers to label them.
If you’re in the Doral area and can drop these off, it would be a huge help! You can bring them to:
8620 NW 70th St. Doral, FL 33166
Thanks so much for the support!
🇻🇪 Página importante para hacer donativos
👉 https://www.globalempowermentmission.org/mission/venezuela-earthquakes/
Que se necesita en los centros de acopio?👉 Cajas tamaño EH, tape de embalaje, marcadores para identificar el contenido de las cajas.
Si tienen alguien en Doral que pueda dejar este tipo de materiales en 8620 NW 70th St. Doral, FL. 33166 se agradeceria enormemente!
06/26/2026
The palate is not just “the palate.” 👀
Two regions can sit side by side, and still give us very different clinical clues.
The hard palate and soft palate are built differently. That difference can influence how lesions appear, how they feel during palpation, and which processes should enter our clinical thinking.
One is keratinized, firm, and closely associated with bone.
The other is flexible, mobile, and covered by nonkeratinized lining mucosa.
But here is the part we cannot forget:
A palatal lesion may not begin at the surface.
The posterolateral hard palate and soft palate contain numerous minor salivary glands. This means that a smooth, normal-colored swelling may still represent a deeper process.
During your next palate exam, do not stop at color.
Ask:
1️⃣What tissue is here?
2️⃣Is this a surface change or a submucosal process?
3️⃣Could this lesion arise from minor salivary glands?
4️⃣What does palpation add to the clinical story?
✨Because location is not just where the lesion is.
Location is part of the clue. 🔍
Save this guide for your next intraoral exam, and share it with a clinician who loves learning how to truly look.
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