oral stage |
The earliest of the stages of infantile psychosexual development, lasting from birth to 12 months or longer.
(12 Dec 1998) |
oral stereotypy |
Constant repetition of meaningless words or phrases; seen in schizophrenia.
Synonym: catalogia, cataphasia, oral stereotypy.
Origin: L. Verbum, word, + gero, to carry about
(05 Mar 2000) |
oral submucous fibrosis |
A precancerous condition of the oral mucosa and upper aerodigestive tract characteristically in a native of India.
(05 Mar 2000) |
oral surgeon |
<specialist> A physician specialist expert in the surgical treatment of the jaw, face, teeth and associated structures.
(11 Jan 1998) |
oral surgery |
The branch of dentistry concerned with the diagnosis and surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and deformities of the oral and maxillofacial region.
(05 Mar 2000) |
oral surgical procedures |
Procedures used to treat disease, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial region.
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oral surgical procedures, preprosthetic |
Surgery necessary for a denture to rest on a firm base, free from marked osseous protuberances or undercuts, and devoid of interfering muscle attachments, excess mucoperiosteum, hyperplasias, and fibrous or papillary growths.
(12 Dec 1998) |
oral teeth |
<dentistry> Your centrals, laterals, and cuspids. These are the teeth in the front of your mouth.
(08 Jan 1998) |
oral ulcer |
A loss of mucous substance of the mouth showing local excavation of the surface, resulting from the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue. It is the result of a variety of causes, e.g., denture irritation, aphthous stomatitis (stomatitis, aphthous), noma, necrotizing gingivitis (gingivitis, necrotizing, ulcerative), toothbrushing, and various irritants.
(12 Dec 1998) |
oral vestibule |
That part of the mouth bounded anteriorly and laterally by the lips and the cheeks, posteriorly and medially by the teeth and/or gums, and above and below by the reflections of the mucosa from the lips and cheeks to the gums.
Synonym: vestibulum oris, buccal cavity, vestibule of mouth.
(05 Mar 2000) |
tuberculosis, oral |
Tuberculosis of the mouth, tongue, and salivary glands.
(12 Dec 1998) |
florid oral papillomatosis |
Diffuse involvement of the lips and oral mucosa with benign squamous papillomas; microscopically, it resembles verrucous carcinoma, but is not invasive or localised to a specific area of the oral mucosa.
(05 Mar 2000) |
leukoedema, oral |
A disorder of the buccal mucosa resembling early leukoplakia, characterised by the presence of filmy opalescence of the mucosa in the early stages to a whitish gray cast with a coarsely wrinkled surface in the later stages, associated with intracellular oedema of the spinous or malpighian layer.
(12 Dec 1998) |
leukoplakia, oral |
A white patch seen on the oral mucosa. It is considered a premalignant condition and is often tobacco-induced. When evidence of epstein-barr virus is present, the condition is called hairy leukoplakia (leukoplakia, hairy).
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lichen planus, oral |
Oral lesions accompanying cutaneous lichen planus or often occurring alone. The buccal mucosa, lips, gingivae, floor of the mouth, and palate are usually affected (in a descending order of frequency). Typically, oral lesions consist of radiating white or gray, velvety, threadlike lines, arranged in a reticular pattern, at the intersection of which there may be minute, white, elevated dots or streaks (wickham's striae).
(12 Dec 1998) |