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ABSTRACT Although Oral medicine and oral radiology are distinct speciality in the many parts of the world it is a combined specialty of dentistry in India. Our review discusses the formation and growth of this speciality in India. The current hardships it faces and the challenges that lie in future of this specialty in India. We have considered an undergraduate outlook of this speciality. We have also discussed factors that make the choice of Oral medicine as an attractive or unattractive career choice is also elaborated in this review. From a dental undergraduate point of view oral medicine and radiology is certainly not the first choice speciality subject in the current Indian scenario. Modernization of maxillofacial imaging techniques and relevant changes in the course curriculum - could draw more aspiring undergraduates to choose oral medicine and radiology as an attractive career option. © 201 3 GESDAV INTRODUCTION Oral medicine is the speciality concerned with ‘dental’ and medical related disorders of the oral and the facial region, including orofacial manifestations of systemic diseases. The latter include gastrointestinal, dermatological, rheumatological and haematological diseases, autoimmune and immunodeficiency disorders and the manifestations of neurological or psychiatric disease [1]. challenging.As defined by the American Dental Association, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology is the specialty of dentistry and discipline of radiology concerned with production and interpretation of images and data produced by all modalities of radiant energy that are used for the diagnosis and management of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral and maxillofacial region [2]. Intraoral radiography is the mainstay of oral radiology, which also includes special imaging techniques sialograghy and advanced imaging techniques such as (CBCT) Cone Beam Computerized Tomography. When compared to general radiology, oral radiology deals more specifically with dental and maxillofacial structures. Owing to the complex nature of skull bones and dental structure when compared to any other part of the body, imaging in this specific area becomes more
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