ORAL PATHOLOGY
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- herpes labialis
- herpes simplex of the lip
- fibroma
- a benign tumor of white fibrous tissue
- harelip
- a cleft palate
- biopsy
- the excision of tissue to establish a diagnosis
- dry socket
- osteitis following extraction
- chancre
- an ulcer
- fluorosis
- hypoplasia and discoloration of teeth
- incisional biopsy
- surgical excision of wedge shaped tissue for diagnosis
- trigeminal nerve
- the 5th cranial nerve which supplies the face with sensation
- geographic tongue
- wandering inflammation of the tongue
- malignant
- cancerous
- osteotomy
- partial removal of bone
- carcinoma
- a cancerous tumor
- frenectomy
- surgical removal of the frenulum from its attachment
- trigeminal neuralgia
- breakdown of the trigeminal nerve
- glossitis
- inflammation of the tongue
- neoplasm
- new growth
- alveoloplasty
- surgical repair of the alveolar bone
- operculum
- a hood of tissue over a partially erupted tooth
- excisional biopsy
- surgical excision of the entire lesion for diagnosis
- extraction
- surgical removal of a tooth from the alveolus
- leukoplakia
- white patches on the mucous membranes
- glossalgia
- pain in the tongue
- sarcoma
- a malignant neoplasm of the connective tissue
- fracture
- a break in the bone
- orthognathic surgery
- surgery inwhich the jaws are moved onto proper alignment
- pericoronitis
- inflammation around the crown of a partially erupted tooth
- hypoplasia
- a defective development of any tissue
- benign
- not cancerous
- erosion
- a loss of tooth structure
- hutchinson's teeth
- notched or pegged teeth
- impaction
- retarded eruption
- resportion
- removal by absorption
- temporomandibular joint
- the joint where the mandible meets the maxilla
- alveolectomy
- surgical excision of the alveolar bone
- bruxism
- unconscious habit of grinding the teeth
- cleft palate
- congenital cleft
- oral pathology
- specialty of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis of dental and oral diseases
- attrition
- wearing away