The oral cavity proper is mostly filled with the tongue and bounded anteriorly and on the sides by the alveolar processes containing the teeth and posteriorly by the isthmus of the fauces.
Anteriorly, the roof forms by the hard palate and posteriorly by the soft palate.
The uvula hangs downwards from the soft palate..
The two main functions of the mouth are eating and speaking.
Parts of the mouth include the lips, vestibule, mouth cavity, gums, teeth, hard and soft palate, tongue and salivary glands.
The mouth is also known as the oral cavity or the buccal cavity..
Parts of the mouth include the lips, vestibule, mouth cavity, gums, teeth, hard and soft palate, tongue and salivary glands.
The mouth is also known as the oral cavity or the buccal cavity..
There are numerous normal variations of the tongue, such as geographic (GT), fissured (FT), and hairy tongue, pigmented fungiform papillae, lateral lingual tonsil, oral varicosities, as well as the crenated and accessory tongue..
Normal Variations of the oral cavity include: Leukoderma: Disappearance of pale lesion with stretching of buccal mucosa.
White sponge naevus: Thick, white, spongey plaques, usually on the buccal mucosa, ventral tongue, lip mucosa and soft palate.
Fordyce's spots: Ectopic sebaceous glands which are cream/yellow spots..
There are numerous normal variations of the tongue, such as geographic (GT), fissured (FT), and hairy tongue, pigmented fungiform papillae, lateral lingual tonsil, oral varicosities, as well as the crenated and accessory tongue..
