Oral Medicines
Oral Medicine is defined by the American Academy of Oral Medicine as the discipline of dentistry concerned with the oral health care of medically complex patients – including the diagnosis and management of medical conditions that affect the oral and maxillofacial region.Oral medicine is primarily a non-surgical specialty with procedures limited to diagnostic biopsies, small excisions, therapeutic injections, and other minor surgical interventions. In many cases, conditions are managed medically with the use of topical and systemic medications.Our specialists are experts in the diagnosis and management of patients with:Oral mucosal and salivary gland diseases,Oral complications resulting from systemic disease,Oral complications from cancer treatment,Chemosensory and neurologic impairment of the oral and maxillofacial complexOrofacial pain including temporomandibular disorders
Last Updated on: Nov 26, 2024