title: Orofacial disease: update for the dental clinical team: 1. Diagnosis and management of orofacial disease.
abstract: The increasingly ageing population, advances in medical and surgical sciences, and the advent of new diseases such as infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have highlighted the importance of orofacial diseases. This article begins a new series on current thinking in the areas of orofacial medicine most relevant to the dental care team.
authors.affiliation: Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012017:Referral and Consultation