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Recurrent infections are usually mild and caused by stress, sun, menstrual periods, trauma or physical stress. Oral and maxillofacial are not significantly involved in their cure. However they do treat herpes when they become more problematic and dangerous such as with HIV or cancer-related immune suppression
6. Burning mouth syndrome (BMS)
This is when there is a burning sensation on lips, teeth, mouth, or gums. It has been linked to various conditions such as menopause, dry mouth and allergies and often occurs in middle-aged women. Derivatives may be anxiety, depression and social isolation. The field of oral and maxillofacial pathology still has found no cure for this and treatment includes hydrating agents, pain medications, vitamin supplements or the usage of antidepressants. (Elad et al. 2010).
This condition is indicated by the tongue being fissured and is often common in smokers and elderly individuals
7. Cancer
Oral cancer that occurs on the lips, tongue, gums, floor of the mouth or inside the cheeks. They appear as an ulcer and are caused by factors that include smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, exposure to sunlight (lip cancer), chewing...
2010).
The Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP) describes the goals of their practitioners to be the following:
Efficiently address both diagnosis and treatment of oral disease.
Rapidly and reliably establish the critical connection between oral disease and systemic disease.
Combine expertise in histopathologic diagnosis, clinical diagnosis and treatment. (http://www.aaomp.org/)
References
ADA.org: Dentistry Definitions.
http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/specialties/definitions.asp#definition
The Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP)
http://www.aaomp.org
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