Why Physicians Should Look at the Mouths of Their Patients
| Autor: | Joao Gabriel Leite de Castro, Caio Santana Novaes Romeu, Luciano Alberto de Castro, Jayanne Silva de Alcantara, Itágores Hoffman I Lopes Sousa Coutinho, Divino Alves Garcia Junior |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Floor of mouth business.industry Dentistry Cancer 030206 dentistry General Medicine medicine.disease stomatognathic diseases 03 medical and health sciences General pathology 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Editorial stomatognathic system Tongue Oral and maxillofacial pathology medicine Hard palate Oral mucosa business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Medicine Research |
| ISSN: | 1918-3003 |
| Popis: | The oral cavity is the initial portion of the digestive tract in continuity with the skin, and consequently it has anatomic, histologic, functional, and pathologic aspects related both to the skin and to the digestive system [1, 2]. Anatomically, the oral cavity includes the lips, gingivae, hard palate, cheek mucosa, tongue, floor of the mouth, and teeth placed in jaw bones; all this is bathed by saliva [1, 2]. The mouth has a very complex and varied pathology which includes infectious, autoimmune and neoplastic diseases that may affect the oral mucosa, the gnathic bones and salivary glands. Although oral pathology is an important chapter in the general pathology, the majority of doctors lack knowledge about oral diseases and their relationship with general health [3]. Therefore, it is very important to improve physicians’ information about oral pathology, especially on periodontal disease, bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ), and oral cancer. |
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