Oral ulceration

Introduction: Oral ulceration

Description of Oral ulceration

Oral ulceration: 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. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p842)
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Oral ulceration: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Oral ulceration:

• Oral
• Oral disease
• Oral disorder
• Oral pain (146 causes)
• Ulceration
• Loss
• Mucous (766 causes)
• Substance
• Mouth

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Terms Similar to Oral ulceration:

• Mouth ulcers

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• eMedicine - Bacterial Mouth Infections : Article by Talib Najjar, DMD, MDS, PhD

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