Case History in Dentistry

Case history is an important and integral part of Treatment, a treatment of a disease or a condition starts with it’s proper diagnosis and this can be done sucessfully only by taking down a proper Case History.
It is very important to take a proper case history which will further lead to a proper diagnosis and a perfect Treatment with good Prognosis.
It is a known fact that :
“Accurate diagnosis of a disease depends on the art of taking Case History.”

What is Case History?
Case history is considered to be a planned professional conversation that enables the patient to communicate their symptoms, feelings and fear complex to the physician.
Ideally Case history is taken in a consultation Room or a Private Office in which the surroundings and the conditions are entirely friendly and not like the Dental Operating room.
In many occasions a properly prepared Case History alone is sufficient to Diagnose the Disease without examining the patient.
Hence a Properly prepared case history is of utmost importance in any speciality in Medical Field.
Steps in Case – History Preparation:

1. General Information
2. History Recording
3. Examination of the patient
4. Establishment of provisional diagnosis
5. Necessary investigations
6. Final Diagnosis
7. Treatment plan
8. Prognosis.

Some samples of case history