General Pathology

1.1 Definition, scope, and relevance to dentistry; 1.2 Terminology & basic concepts; 1.3 Cellular responses to stress (overview)

2.1 Causes of disease (etiology); 2.2 Pathogenesis (how disease develops)

3.1 Hypertrophy; 3.2 Hyperplasia; 3.3 Atrophy; 3.4 Metaplasia

4.1 Definitions and classification; 4.2 Causes of cell injury; 4.3 Mechanisms of cell injury (core mechanisms); 4.4 Morphology of reversible injury; 4.5 Morphology of irreversible injury

5.1 Necrosis (concept + patterns); 5.2 Apoptosis

6.1 Intracellular accumulations; 6.2 Pathologic calcification

7.1 Acute Inflammation — Overview

7.10 Factors Affecting Healing

7.2 Acute Inflammation — Vascular Changes

7.3 Acute Inflammation — Cellular Events: Leukocyte Recruitment

7.4 Chemical Mediators of Acute Inflammation

7.5 Morphologic Patterns of Acute Inflammation

7.6 Chronic Inflammation — Definition and Causes

7.7 Chronic Inflammation — Morphology & Cells

7.8 Granulomatous Inflammation — Granuloma Basics

7.9 Tissue Repair (Wound Healing)

8.1 Edema

8.2 Hyperemia and Congestion

8.3 Hemorrhage

8.4 Thrombosis

8.5 Embolism

8.6 Infarction

8.7 Shock

9.1 Hypersensitivity reactions; 9.2 Autoimmunity (intro); 9.3 Amyloidosis (intro)

10.1 Nomenclature (Neoplasia)

10.2 Characteristics of Malignant Tumors

10.3 Carcinogenesis (Intro)

10.4 Grading and Staging (Intro)

10.5 Spread of Tumors

11.1 Tobacco-related injury (high relevance to dentistry); 11.2 Alcohol and systemic injury (intro); 11.3 Nutritional deficiencies (high-yield basics)

12.1 Biopsy and Specimen Handling (Intro); 12.2 Histopathology Basics; 12.3 Clinicopathological Correlation