Glossary for Mouth conditions

• All Disease Categories: All major disease categories
• Aphthous Ulcer: A rare condition characterized by recurring periods of painful inflamed mouth ulcers.
• Candidiasis: Fungal infection of moist areas such as mouth or vagina
• Cleft palate: Birth defect of lip and mouth.
• Dental conditions: Conditions that affect ones dentition
• Gingivitis: Inflammation of the gums
• Gingivostomatitis: Mouth infection typically from first exposure to cold sores and subsequent viral HSV-1 infection.
• Gum cancer: The gum is the soft tissue surrounding the base of the teeth, any malignant proliferation of cells of the gums is called gum cancer.
• Halitosis: Bad breath
• Head Conditions: Conditions that affect the head
• Kaposi's Sarcoma: Kaposi's sarcoma is a cancerous tumor of the connective tissue, and is often associated with AIDS.
• Mouth cancer: Any cancer that occurs in the mouth
• Mouth lump: Lump or swelling in an area of the mouth.
• Mouth pain: Pain or burning of the mouth
• Oral cancer: Cancer (malignant) of the lip or inside the mouth.
• Oral thrush: Candida fungal infection of the mouth.
• Parotid gland cancer: A malignancy that is located in the parotid gland
• Salivary gland cancer: Salivary gland cancer is a rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the salivary glands in the mouth, neck or throat
• Speech impairment: Any impairment to ones ability to speek
• Stuttering: Speech difficulty involving repetition
• Suffocation: A state of asphyxiation that results in the arrest of respiration
• Swallowing difficulty: Difficulty or pain when swallowing
• Tonsil cancer: A disorder characterised by malignancy that is located on the tonsils
• Trigeminal neuralgia: Trigeminal neuralgia is a very painful inflammation of the nerve (trigeminal nerve) that delivers sensations to the face and "surface" of the eye.

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