title: The mouth in health and disease.
abstract: Medical, dental and psychiatric conditions may cause dysfunction of the mouth in health and disease. The principle of clinical assessment of the patient, which includes a thorough assessment of the physical, social and psychological factors, is of paramount importance. This paper has attempted to describe some of the more common conditions affecting the mouth in general practice, and to underline important causes of pain which can occur in the face arising from conditions in the mouth.
mesh_terms: D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral; D004777:Environment; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000175:diagnosis; D005145:Face; D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis; D005194:Family Practice; D005928:Glossitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006557:Herpangina / Q000175:diagnosis; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D014098:Toothache / Q000175:diagnosis