Diseases

Oral Ulcer

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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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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7 entry terms
  • Mouth Ulcer
  • Mouth Ulcers
  • Oral Ulcers
  • Ulcer, Mouth
  • Ulcer, Oral
  • Ulcers, Mouth
  • Ulcers, Oral

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coord IM with cause (IM) if pertinent; not a synonym for STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS

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  • Mouth Diseases (1966-1996)
  • Stomatitis (1966-1996)
  • Stomatitis, Aphthous (1966-1996)
  • Ulcer (1966-1996)

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  1. C07.465w.672w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Oral Ulcer. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019226. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019226
  2. Oral Ulcer. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouth_ulcer
  3. Oral Ulcer. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3245680