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It is common for patients to associate the dental office with the treatment of diseases related only to the teeth and they are often unaware that the mouth is made up of various structures, all of which are susceptible to alterations. Oral Medicine is responsible for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of all diseases of the mouth. Sometimes, it will be necessary to take a sample of the altered tissue, a biopsy, and carry out a microscopic study to establish a definitive diagnosis, the task of oral pathology.
Oral medicine is the speciality that deals with the diagnosis of all diseases that affect the mouth and the maxillofacial region, as well as the treatment of alterations that do not require surgical, orthopaedic or prosthetic solutions. Oral medicine also studies the oral manifestations of diseases that compromise the patient’s general condition in order to apply the correct dental treatment.