Burning mouth syndrome (synonyms: Glossalgia; Glossodynia; Glossopyrosis; ICD-10: K14.6 – Glossodynia) is the burning of the tongue and oral mucosa. About five percent of the population is affected, women suffer significantly more often from the disease. Tongue burning can occur alone or in combination with oral mucosal burning and can be caused by a variety … Burning Tongue and Mucous Membrane (Burning Mouth Syndrome)
When teeth come into contact with acids and there is subsequent superficial loss of tooth structure, the condition is referred to as dental erosions (ICD-10: K03.9 – Disease of hard tissue, unspecified). The acids are either endogenous (endogenous) acids or exogenous (exogenous) acids. This process occurs without the involvement of bacteria, thus unlike caries or … Dental Erosions
Dyskinesias (ICD-10-GM G24.4: Idiopathic orofacial dystonia) are muscular dysfunctions in the stomatognathic (mouth and jaw) system. These are not conscious behaviors, but unconscious reflex processes. A distinction is made between primary – causative – and secondary – adaptive dyskinesias. While a primary dysfunction may lead to dentition abnormalities, pre-existing abnormalities of the teeth or jaws … Dyskinesia
Diseases that affect dental and oral health and can also have an impact on the entire organism are manifold. They affect not only the dental hard tissues and the endodont (dental nerve and blood vessels) they surround, but also the periodontium (periodontal apparatus), the oral mucosa, the jaws and temporomandibular joints, and the muscles of … Dental Diseases
The facial nerve is the nerve that supplies, among other things, the mimic muscles of the face. Likewise, it is involved in the sensation of taste, in the secretion of tears and saliva, and it supplies the smallest muscle in humans, which is located in the ear, the stapedius muscle. The facial nerve is one … Facial Paresis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
The milk dentition usually has 20 teeth, the dentition of the 2nd dentition – the permanent teeth – includes 28 without wisdom teeth, with wisdom teeth it can be up to 32 teeth. However, there are numerous deviations from the norm concerning the number of teeth, i.e. deviations in the number of teeth are possible. … Variations in the Number of Teeth: Too Many Teeth or Too Few Teeth
Although many people find a visit to the dentist unpleasant, this fear is so pronounced in only a few people that they do not go to the dentist. About twenty percent of Germans are afraid of dental treatment, and about five percent avoid going to the dentist altogether. Fear of the dentist is a recognized … Fear of the Dentist (Anxiety)
Nowadays, healthy teeth are an important part of personal well-being. Diseases that can affect the health of our teeth are caries (tooth decay) and periodontitis (inflammation of the periodontium). Both diseases are significantly caused by plaque, the so-called dental plaque. Plaque is an accumulation of bacteria that adheres firmly to the teeth and dentures and … Dental Plaque
Tooth crowding (synonyms: Tooth position anomalies; abnormal tooth crowding; anomalous tooth crowding; acquired absence of teeth with defective occlusion; defective bite due to missing teeth; dentition anomaly; impacted tooth with abnormal position; impacted tooth with abnormal position of adjacent teeth; impacted tooth with abnormal position; impacted tooth with abnormal position of adjacent teeth; impacted and … Teething
Pulpitis – what is it? Pulpitis is also colloquially known as dental neuritis. The pulp is the term used to describe the nerves and blood vessels that lie embedded in the connective tissue inside a tooth and supply it. Pulp disease is divided into four stages: Acute pulpitis Reversible pulpitis – reversible, curable. Irreversible pulpitis … Pulp Inflammation: Pulpitis
Time and again, teeth are injured as a result of falls, accidents or external violence. Children in particular often fall, whether during their first attempts at walking, romping or cycling. In dental trauma – colloquially known as dental injury – (synonym: ICD-10-GM S09.-: Other and unspecified injuries to the head), a distinction is made between … Dental Injuries: Dental Trauma
Abrasions of the teeth – colloquially called tooth wear – (synonyms: Abrasio dentium; Ankylosis of teeth; Proximal tooth wear; Attrition of tooth structure; Attrition of teeth; Pronounced attrition of teeth; Decalcification of teeth; Dental ankylosis; Dental resorption; External tooth resorption; Habitual tooth abrasion; Hyperplasia cementi; Hyperplasia of tooth cementum; Dental abrasion; Dental abrasion from dentifrices; … Loss of Tooth Structure (Abrasions)
