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Aphthous ulcers
- "canker sores"
- Small, painful, round ulcers in the oral mucosa of unknown cause
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Buccal
pertaining to the cheek
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Candidiasis
(moniliasis) white, cheesy, curdlike patch on buccal mucosa due to superficial fungal infection
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Caries
decay in the teeth
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Cheilitis
red, scaling, shallow, painful fissures at corners of mouth
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Choanal atresia
closure of nasal cavity due to congenital septum between nasal cavity and pharynx
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crypts
indentations on surface of tonsils
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Epistaxis
nosebleed, usually from anterior septum
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Epulis
nontender, fibrous nodule of the gum
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Fordyce granules
small, isolated, white or yellow papules on oral mucosa
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Gingivitis
red, swollen gum margins that bleed easily
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Herpes simplex
- "cold sores"
- clear vesicles with red base that evolve into pustules, usualy at lip-skin junction
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Koplik spots
- small, blue-white spots with red halo over oral mucosa
- early sign of measles
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Leukoplaskia
- chalky white, thick, raised patch on sides of toungue
- precancerous
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malocclusion
upper or lower dental arches out of alignment
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papillae
rough, bumpy elevations on dorsal surface of tongue
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parotid glands
pair of salivary glands in the cheeks in front of the ears
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pharyngitis
inflammation of the throat
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Plaque
soft, whitish debris on teeth
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Polyp
smooth, pale gray nodules in the nasal cavity due to chronic allergic rhinitis
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Rhinitis
red swollen inflammation of nasal mucosa
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Thrush
oral candidiasis in the newborn
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Turbinate
one of 3 bony projections into the nasal cavity
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Uvula
free projection hanging down from the middle of the soft palate
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Bridge
Leading edge, superior part of nose
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Tip
free corner, end of the nose
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Nares
Oval openings at the base of the triangle of the nose
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vestibules
- ear naris widens into a vestible
- hole in the nose
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columella
divides the two nares and continues inside the nose
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Ala
lateral outside wing of the nose on either side
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