Summary This chapter contains sections titled: Mouth ulcers/sore mouth White patches (leucoplakia) Red and pigmented lesions Swellings/lumps in and around the mouth Lesions of the tongue Referencesdoi:10.1002/9781444345384.ch147Irvine, Alan D....
Macroglossia; enlarged tongue. Macroglossia is a tongue enlarged out of proportion to the jaws and mouth [1]. Cite this chapter Rogers, R.S. (1999). Diseases of the Tongue, Lips, and Salivary Glands. In: Lotti, T.M., Parish, L.C., Rogers, R.S. (eds) Oral Diseases. Springer, ...
The tongue is a complex organ with sensory papillae and muscles involved in gustation, mastication, deglutition, as well as speech. The tongue can be sites of neoplasms, infections, and an indicator of systemic diseases. This chapter describes the Clinic
The oral cavity and the tongue are sites of neoplasms, reactive processes, and infections and may be a harbinger of systemic diseases.1 The tongue is a complex set of sensory papillae and muscles (Figure 1). Taste buds are distributed along the dorsal surface of the tongue. There are three...
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color, appearance, and symptomatology such as bleeding, disturbances of saliva, taste, and orofacial pain. Part two describes the most common oral lesions by location, including those in the buccal mucosae, floor of mouth, gingivae and jaws, lips, neck, palate, salivary glands, tongue, and ...
Exosomal biomarkers have also been discovered in other oral diseases. Viral infectious hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) mostly affects young patients under 5 years old with herpes.115In the sera of patients with HFMD (both the mild and severe types), there is an elevated level of exosoma...
Further retraction of the lips may induce the animal to open the mouth, permitting inspection of the lingual surface of the incisors and part of the tongue. The incisors should be checked for normal tooth eruption, wear, and loss of teeth. Any abnormal inclination of the incisors leading to ...
Oral and maxillofacial diseases are one of the most prevalent diseases in the world, which not only seriously affect the health of patients’ oral and maxillofacial tissues, but also bring serious economic and psychological burdens to patients. Therefore
but it is one of the most dangerous. According to the American Cancer Society, 54,010 people will be diagnosed with oral cancer in 2021. The tongue,tonsils, gums, and oropharynx are the most commonly affected areas (section of the throat at the back of your mouth). Signs and symptoms in...