Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Oral mucosa: variations from normalcy, part I.

J M Seoane Leston1, A Aguado Santos, P I Varela-Centelles

  • 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Cutis
|March 2, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Oral mucosa lesions can indicate oral or systemic diseases. This article covers pseudopathologic oral conditions crucial for accurate diagnosis, distinguishing them from true pathologies.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Backscattering of Li+ ions from MoS2: Probing charge transfer through experiment and theory.

The Journal of chemical physics·2025
Same author

Historical reconstruction of the population dynamics of southern right whales in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.

Scientific reports·2022
Same author

New and rapid strategies for the diagnosis of bovine paratuberculosis "in situ" using latex particles.

Journal of immunological methods·2021
Same author

Biophysical characterisation, antitumor activity and MOF encapsulation of a half-sandwich ruthenium(ii) mitoxantronato system.

Journal of materials chemistry. B·2020
Same author

Botryosphaeria and Related Taxa Causing Oak Canker in Southwestern Spain.

Plant disease·2019
Same author

First Report of Pestalotiopsis maculans Causing Necrotic Leaf Spots in Nursery Plants of Arbutus unedo and Ceratonia siliqua in Spain.

Plant disease·2019

Area of Science:

  • Oral Medicine
  • Dermatology
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Oral mucosa exhibits diverse lesions, some signaling localized or systemic diseases.
  • A distinct category of oral mucosal alterations presents as non-pathologic but requires careful diagnostic consideration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and categorize pseudopathologic conditions of the oral mucosa.
  • To aid clinicians in establishing accurate differential diagnoses by understanding these non-pathologic findings.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of oral mucosal lesions.
  • Classification of alterations based on their clinical presentation and diagnostic implications.

Main Results:

  • Identified oral mucosal lesions fall into three categories: oral-specific pathologies, systemic disease indicators, and pseudopathologies.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Pseudopathologic conditions, though not severe, are essential for differential diagnosis.

    • Conclusions:

    • Understanding pseudopathologic oral mucosal lesions is critical for accurate diagnosis.
    • This review serves as a foundational guide for differentiating benign alterations from true pathologies in the oral cavity.