Oral medicine · Level 3 — Advanced reasoning
Non-healing ulcer — diagnosis before comfort
Case library
Patient profile (fictional)
Age
67
Medical history
Smoker 40 pack-years; alcohol use
Dental history
Ulcer on the lateral tongue for 4 weeks
Medications
Simvastatin
Findings
Indurated ulcer with raised margins, no obvious traumatic cause, unilateral
Procedure / context
Patient requests 'laser for healing'
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Step 1
Evidence: HighWhat is the priority?
Step 2
Evidence: HighWhy is symptomatic PBM harmful here?
Step 3
Evidence: HighWhen could PBM become relevant for this patient?
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