[The first edition of oral rare diseases list]

Oral rare diseases are characterized by low prevalence and complex clinical features. It is not clear that which kind of diseases belong to oral rare diseases. In order to make a consensus and improve the level of diagnosis and treatment of oral rare diseases, Duan Xiaohong, the first chair of Society of Oral Genetic Diseases and Rare Diseases, Chinese Stomatological Association, progosed the first edition of oral rare diseases list, and the whole society discussed the list and finally made an agreement. The list includes 139 rare diseases with typical oral and craniofacial characteristics, and provides their Chinese names, English names, International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) codes, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) numbers, prevalence and simple interpretations.