Objective　To construct a teaching model of pathology of oral mucosal disease through team-based learning (TBL) based on digital slices combined with mind mapping

and to explore its teaching effect. Methods　A total of 64 oral medical five-year undergraduates from Batch 2017 who took oral histology and pathology were randomized into 2 groups in average

experimental group and control group. Both groups were asked to do self-study on line before class. Students in the experimental group were taught by TBL method. While students in the control group were taught by the traditional methods. Effects of the different teaching methods were evaluated by comparing the scores of two groups. Besides

questionnaires on teaching effect were distributed to evaluate students' satisfaction with TBL method

with Likert 5 as the guideline for scoring. SPSS 2016 was used to analyze the data. Results　The experimental group achieved better teaching results than the control group did

and the students were more satisfied with TBL method. Conclusion　It can be concluded from the study that

the teaching mode of TBL method combined with mind mapping can cause better teaching effects and improve the students' clinical thinking ability and teamwork ability

which is worthy of wide application.