Abstract

ORAL CAVITY- A SIGN OF SYSTEMIC DISEASES

*Dr. Pratik Parkarwar

Abstract

The oral cavity is a unique site, due to the company of hard and soft tissues in close approximation. It has various functions like respiration, speech, mastication and digestion. It is a chief entrance point for many pathogens in the body. The oral cavity might well be thought as porthole to the body because oral manifestations escort many systemic diseases. In a lot of instances, oral involvement precedes the appearance of other symptoms or lesions at other locations. These oral manifestations must be properly predicted if the patient is to receive proper diagnosis and referral for treatment. A dentist thus can regularly be exposed to such conditions and play a key role in the diagnostic process of various systemic diseases. Apt knowledge of these oral manifestations is essential for early diagnosis, treatment and referral of cases. This article is proposed as a general overview of conditions that have oral manifestations but also involve other organ systems.

Keywords: Oral cavity, Mouth, Oral manifestations, Systemic diseases.