This article is about the dental and medical specialty. For the method of administering a medicine, see Oral administration.
An oral medicine or stomatology doctor/dentist (or stomatologist) has received additional specialized training and experience in the diagnosis and management of oral mucosal abnormalities (growths, ulcers, infection, allergies, immune-mediated and autoimmune disorders) including oral cancer, salivary gland disorders, temporomandibular disorders (e.g.: problems with the TMJ) and facial pain (due to musculoskeletal or neurologic conditions), taste and smell disorders; and recognition of the oral manifestations of systemic and infectious diseases. It lies at the interface between medicine and dentistry. An oral medicine doctor is trained to diagnose and manage patients with disorders of the orofacial region.
An oralmedicine or stomatology doctor/dentist (or stomatologist) has received additional specialized training and experience in the diagnosis and management...
Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oralmedicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study...
national jurisdiction, oral and maxillofacial surgery may require a degree in medicine, dentistry or both. In the U.S., oral and maxillofacial surgeons...
Oral candidiasis (Acute pseudomembranous candidiasis), also known as oral thrush among other names, is candidiasis that occurs in the mouth. That is,...
mouth ulcer (aphtha) is an ulcer that occurs on the mucous membrane of the oral cavity. Mouth ulcers are very common, occurring in association with many...
whole include (recurrent) oral aphthae, (recurrent) aphthous ulceration and (oral) aphthosis. In traditional Chinese medicine, claimed treatments for aphthae...
Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young...
Oral cancer, also known as mouth cancer, is a cancer of the lining of the lips, mouth, or upper throat. In the mouth, it most commonly starts as a painless...
Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions...
primarily receives food and liquid Oral administration of medicinesOral examination (also known as an oral exam or oral test), a practice in many schools...
The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane lining the inside of the mouth. It comprises stratified squamous epithelium, termed "oral epithelium", and an underlying...
dentistry, the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. The dentist's supporting team aids in providing oral health services. The dental...
medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through...
Academy of Dental Specialist Researchers Journal of Indian Academy of OralMedicine and Radiology Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Journal...
Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1940. This symbolic change was made to emphasize the biological basis of oralmedicine and the increasingly multidisciplinary...
Oral leukoplakia is a potentially malignant disorder affecting the oral mucosa. It is defined as "essentially an oral mucosal white lesion that cannot...
"Efficacy of lycopene in the management of oral submucous fibrosis". Oral Surgery, OralMedicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics. 103 (2):...
mouth" or "by mouth". The expression is used in medicine to describe a treatment that is taken orally (but not used in the mouth such as, for example...
Burket's oralmedicine (11th ed.). Hamilton, Ont.: BC Decker. pp. 103, 104. ISBN 978-1550093452. Scully, Crispian (2008). Oral and maxillofacial medicine : the...
as an overview of and topical guide to dentistry and oral health: Dentistry – branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention...
degree: Doctor of Medicine/Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MD/MBBS) specific to maxillofacial surgery and sometimes oralmedicine). Anesthesiology –...
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