Oral medicine
Oral Medicine
Oral medicine (pronounced: /ˈɔːrəl ˈmɛdɪsɪn/) is a specialized field in dentistry that focuses on the mouth and its disorders. The term is derived from the Latin words "os, oris" meaning mouth, and "medicina" meaning healing art or remedy.
Oral medicine is concerned with clinical diagnosis and non-surgical management of non-dental pathologies affecting the orofacial region (the mouth and the face). It lies at the interface between medicine and dentistry.
History
The field of oral medicine has evolved from the broader field of dentistry, with a focus on the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of oral conditions and diseases. The first formal, organized clinical and academic program in oral medicine was established at the University of Pennsylvania in 1948.
Scope
Oral medicine involves the diagnosis and management of complex diagnostic and medical disorders affecting the mouth and jaws. Conditions include salivary gland disease, oral cancer, oral mucosal diseases, temporomandibular joint disorders, oral pain, and neuropathic orofacial pain.
Related Terms
- Oral Pathology: The specialty of dentistry and discipline of pathology that deals with the nature, identification, and management of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions.
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A surgical specialty focusing on reconstructive surgery of the face, facial trauma surgery, the oral cavity, head and neck, mouth, and jaws.
- Oral Radiology: The specialty of dentistry and discipline of radiology concerned with the production and interpretation of images and data produced by all modalities of radiant energy that are used for the diagnosis and management of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral and maxillofacial region.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Oral medicine
- Wikipedia's article - Oral medicine
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