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palate (the roof of the mouth)
contains an
opening into the nose. The term
orofacial cleft refers to
either condition or to both
occurring together. These...
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Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is a
condition characterized by
persistent enlargement of the soft
tissues of the mouth, lips and the area
around the mouth...
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Orofacial pain (OFP) is a
general term
covering any pain
which is felt in the mouth, jaws and the face.
Orofacial pain is a
common symptom, and there...
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Orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD) (sometimes
called “oral
myofunctional disorder", and “tongue thrust”) are
muscle disorders of the face, mouth...
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doctor is
trained to
diagnose and
manage patients with
disorders of the
orofacial region. The
importance of the
mouth in
medicine has been
recognized since...
- Meige's
syndrome is a type of dystonia. It is also
known as Brueghel's
syndrome and oral
facial dystonia. It is
actually a
combination of two
forms of...
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cause of
orofacial pain
after dental pain (i.e. toothache). TMD is
considered by some to be one of the 4
major symptom complexes in
chronic orofacial pain...
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Complex regional pain
syndrome type II
Chronic primary headache or
orofacial pain is
orofacial pain or
headache that
persists for
longer than
three months and...
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implies in loss of
several orofacial structures, such as bone tissues, nerves,
receptors and
muscles and consequently, most
orofacial functions are diminished...
- JP (2005). "6". In
Lindsay Harmon (ed.). Bell's
orofacial pains: the
clinical management of
orofacial pain.
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