Nevi are benign proliferations of nevus cells located either entirely within the epithelium, in both the epithelium and underlying stroma, or in the subepithelial stroma alone.
In 1952, Schwartz coined the term atrophica idiopathica mucosa oris to describe an oral fibrosing disease he discovered in 5 Indian women from Kenya.
Oral tissue biopsy may be necessary for lesions that cannot be diagnosed on the basis of the history and clinical findings alone. A thorough inspection of the oral cavity should be a part of any complete head and neck examination.
Orofacial clefts (ie, cleft lip [CL], cleft lip and palate [CLP], cleft palate [CP] alone, as well as median, lateral [transversal], oblique facial clefts) are among the most common congenital anomalies.
Oral cavity cancer accounts for approximately 3% of all malignancies and is a significant worldwide health problem.
Neoplasms that arise in the salivary glands are relatively rare, yet they represent a wide variety of both benign and malignant histologic subtypes as seen in the image below.
Whereas traditional methods of treating nonneoplastic disorders of the salivary gland include watchful observation, medical treatment, and surgical excision of the involved salivary gland, sialendoscopy (sialoendoscopy) is a…
The term smokeless tobacco, also known as dip, plug, chew, or spit tobacco, refers to both chewing tobacco (coarse cut) and snuff (fine cut).
Taste is a chemical sense. The sensory experience is produced by stimulation of specific receptors in the oral cavity.