"Oral Ulcer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A loss of mucous substance of the mouth showing local excavation of the surface, resulting from the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue. It is the result of a variety of causes, e.g., denture irritation, aphthous stomatitis (STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS); NOMA; necrotizing gingivitis (GINGIVITIS, NECROTIZING ULCERATIVE); TOOTHBRUSHING; and various irritants. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p842)
| Descriptor ID |
D019226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.672
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| Concept/Terms |
Oral Ulcer- Oral Ulcer
- Oral Ulcers
- Ulcer, Oral
- Ulcers, Oral
- Mouth Ulcer
- Mouth Ulcers
- Ulcer, Mouth
- Ulcers, Mouth
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oral Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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Phenotypic associations of genetic susceptibility loci in systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Oct; 70(10):1752-7.
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Dental care of patients with autoimmune vesiculobullous diseases: case reports and literature review. Quintessence Int. 2006 Nov-Dec; 37(10):777-87.
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Successful treatment of mucous membrane pemphigoid with tacrolimus. Spec Care Dentist. 2006 Mar-Apr; 26(2):66-70.
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Oral pathology case: ulcerative mass of upper lip. J Okla Dent Assoc. 2005 Apr; 95(8):26, 28.
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Oral pathology case--ulcerated palatal swellings. J Okla Dent Assoc. 2004 Oct; 95(3):26-7.