Oral mucosa: variations from normalcy, part I.
Many lesions can be identified in the oral mucosa. Some are indicative of pathologic conditions restricted to the oral cavity, whereas others are signs of systemic disorders. A third group of alterations is not severe enough to be considered pathologic; however, knowledge of this group is mandatory for a correct differential diagnosis to be established. This is the first article in a 2-part series concerning all of these pseudopathologic conditions.
Seoane Leston
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Aguado Santos
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Varela-Centelles
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Vazquez Garcia
Juan
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Romero
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Pias Villamor
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity