Oral medicine describes multiple pathologies or disorders of the oral environment. Common conditions managed are;

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• recurrent oral ulceration

• chronic oral ulceration

• oral lichen planus

• vesiculobullous disorders

• polyps

• mucocoele (blocked minor salivary glands)

• dry mouth

• burning mouth/tongue syndrome

• oral cancer and pre-cancerous lesions

• red and white patches (erythroplakia and leukoplakia)

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There are a multiple other odd conditions that either affect the oral environment directly or are oral manifestations of an underlying disorder. Many of these are simple clinical diagnoses but some will require a biopsy and/or further treatment.

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