Terms Related to Oral Medicine

• Oral Hygiene

  The practice of personal hygiene of the mouth. It includes the maintenance of oral cleanliness, tissue tone, and general preservation of oral health.

• Halitosis

  An offensive, foul breath odor resulting from a variety of causes such as poor oral hygiene, dental or oral infections, or the ingestion of certain …

• Oral Surgery

  A dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease, injuries, and defects of the human oral and maxillofacial region.

• Oral Hemorrhage

  Bleeding from the blood vessels of the mouth, which may occur as a result of injuries to the mouth, accidents in oral surgery, or diseases …

• Dental Hygiene

  The practice of personal hygiene of the mouth. It includes the maintenance of oral cleanliness, tissue tone, and general preservation of oral health.

• Oral Pathology

  A dental specialty concerned with pathology of the oral cavity.

• Oral Manifestation

  Disorders of the mouth attendant upon non-oral disease or injury.