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Mouth
The oval-shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract and consisting of two parts: the vestibule and the oral cavity proper.
Year introduced: /microbiology was MOUTH MICROORGANISMS 1965-1967
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus
The type species of APHTHOVIRUS, causing FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE in cloven-hoofed animals. Several different serotypes exist.
Year introduced: 2002, 1963-1993
Mouth, Edentulous
Total lack of teeth through disease or extraction.
Year introduced: 1965
Mouth Rehabilitation
Process of restoring damaged or decayed teeth using various restorative and non-cosmetic materials so that oral health is improved.
Mouth Protectors
Devices or pieces of equipment placed in or around the mouth or attached to instruments to protect the external or internal tissues of the mouth and the teeth.
Mouth Neoplasms
Tumors or cancer of the MOUTH.
Mouth Mucosa
Lining of the ORAL CAVITY, including mucosa on the GUMS; the PALATE; the LIP; the CHEEK; floor of the mouth; and other structures. The mucosa is generally a nonkeratinized stratified squamous EPITHELIUM covering muscle, bone, or glands but can show varying degree of keratinization at specific locations.
Mouth Floor
The area of the mouth beneath the TONGUE.
Year introduced: 1974
Mouth Diseases
Diseases involving the MOUTH.
Mouth Breathing
Abnormal breathing through the mouth, usually associated with obstructive disorders of the nasal passages.
Year introduced: 1972(1968)
Mouth Abnormalities
Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the mouth.
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
A mild, highly infectious viral disease of children, characterized by vesicular lesions in the mouth and on the hands and feet. It is caused by coxsackieviruses A.
Year introduced: 1991(1975)
Foot-and-Mouth Disease
A highly infectious disease caused by FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS that affects mammals of the ARTIODACTYLA order (CATTLE; SHEEP; GOATS; and PIGS) and is characterized by high fever followed by the appearance of blisters inside the mouth and on the feet.
Burning Mouth Syndrome
A group of painful oral symptoms associated with a burning or similar sensation. There is usually a significant organic component with a degree of functional overlay; it is not limited to the psychophysiologic group of disorders.
Year introduced: 1991(1968)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
The artificial substitution of heart and lung action as indicated for HEART ARREST resulting from electric shock, DROWNING, respiratory arrest, or other causes. The two major components of cardiopulmonary resuscitation are artificial ventilation (RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL) and closed-chest CARDIAC MASSAGE.
Year introduced: 1992
Mouthwashes
Solutions for rinsing the mouth, possessing cleansing, germicidal, or palliative properties. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)
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)
Year introduced: 1997
VP1 protein, Foot-and-mouth disease virus [Supplementary Concept]
Date introduced: August 5, 2002
virus-infection-associated antigen, Foot-and-mouth disease virus [Supplementary Concept]
VIA antigen is comprised mainly of the RNA polymerase 3D protein; prepared from inactivated foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine
Date introduced: February 6, 1997
Xerostomia
Decreased salivary flow.