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Preferred term

Oral Ulcer  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A loss of mucous substance of the mouth showing local excavation of the surface, resulting from the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue. It is the result of a variety of causes, e.g., denture irritation, aphthous stomatitis (STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS); NOMA; necrotizing gingivitis (GINGIVITIS, NECROTIZING ULCERATIVE); TOOTHBRUSHING; and various irritants. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p842)

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Entry terms

  • Mouth Ulcer

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-B7T7SQXD-C

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