enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Ranula - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranula

    Ranula in a female. A ranula usually presents as a translucent, blue, dome-shaped, fluctuant swelling in the tissues of the floor of the mouth. If the lesion is deeper, then there is a greater thickness of tissue separating from the oral cavity and the blue translucent appearance may not be a feature.

  3. Facial lymph nodes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_lymph_nodes

    The facial lymph nodes comprise three groups: (a) infraorbital or maxillary , scattered over the infraorbital region from the groove between the nose and cheek to the zygomatic arch ; (b) buccinator , one or more placed on the buccinator muscle opposite the angle of the mouth;

  4. Salivary gland - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salivary_gland

    Salivary gland dysfunction refers to either xerostomia (the symptom of dry mouth) or salivary gland hypofunction (reduced production of saliva); it is associated with significant impairment of quality of life. [34] Following radiotherapy of the head and neck region, salivary gland dysfunction is a predictable side-effect. [34]

  5. Oral mucocele - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_mucocele

    The most common location to find a mucocele is the inner surface of the lower lip. It can also be found on the inner side of the cheek (known as the buccal mucosa), on the anterior ventral tongue, and the floor of the mouth. When found on the floor of the mouth, the mucocele is referred to as a ranula. They are rarely found on the upper lip.

  6. Scarlet fever - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_fever

    The throat may be red with small red spots on the roof of the mouth. [4] The uvula can look red and swollen. [ 5 ] 30% to 60% of cases have associated enlarged and tender lymph nodes in the neck. [ 5 ]

  7. Salivary gland tumour - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salivary_gland_tumour

    For salivary gland cancer, an endoscope is inserted into the mouth to look at the mouth, throat, and larynx. An endoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. MRI or CT Scan: These tests can confirm the presence of a tumour. An MRI or CT Scan can also show whether metastasis has occurred. [5]

  8. Salivary gland disease - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salivary_gland_disease

    The submandibular gland is medial to the angle of the mandible, and it drains its mixture of serous and mucous saliva via the submandibular duct (Wharton duct) into the mouth, usually opening in a punctum in the floor of mouth. The sublingual gland is below the tongue, on the floor of the mouth; it drains its mostly mucous saliva into the mouth ...

  9. Oral and maxillofacial pathology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_and_maxillofacial...

    Oral and maxillofacial pathology refers to the diseases of the mouth ("oral cavity" or "stoma"), jaws ("maxillae" or "gnath") and related structures such as salivary glands, temporomandibular joints, facial muscles and perioral skin (the skin around the mouth). [1] [2] The mouth is an important organ with many different functions. It is also ...