Oral Medicine Glossary
102 terms total — 9 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
MRONJ MRONJ
Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw; a condition of exposed necrotic jawbone persisting for more than eight weeks in a patient taking antiresorptive or antiangiogenic agents.
Angioedema
Rapid, self-limiting swelling of the deep dermis, subcutaneous, or submucosal tissues of the orofacial region, which may...
Erythema Migrans
A benign inflammatory condition of the tongue characterised by irregular, migratory red patches with white or yellow bor...
Erythema Multiforme
An acute, immune-mediated mucocutaneous condition characterised by target lesions on skin and erosive stomatitis, freque...
Hypercementosis
An abnormal thickening of the cementum covering the root surface of a tooth, visible radiographically as a bulbous root...
Leukoedema
A benign, diffuse, greyish-white opalescent appearance of the buccal mucosa caused by intercellular oedema of the epithe...
Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
A group of autoimmune subepithelial blistering diseases that primarily affect mucous membranes, including the oral and o...
Pemphigoid
A group of autoimmune subepithelial blistering disorders characterised by autoantibodies targeting basement membrane zon...
Pemphigus Vulgaris
A potentially life-threatening autoimmune vesiculobullous disease causing painful intraepithelial blisters of the oral m...
Trigeminal Neuralgia
A neuropathic pain disorder characterised by sudden, severe, electric shock-like facial pain following the distribution...