Extraoral/Intraoral Examination: Oral Cancer screening of the tongue, gingiva, lining mucosa, and hard palate, for color, bleeding, enlargements, and presence of pain.
Visual examination: direct observation, radiographic exam, transillumination
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instrumentation: uses examination instruments, explorer, probe
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Also Check Pt's gait, eyes, lips, skin, and head and neck area. Lymphadenopathy or lymph nodes for normal size, consistency, or number. Evaluate TMJ
Vital Signs: BP, Pulse, Resp