Oral Medicine is the specialty of dentistry concerned with the oral health care of patients with chronic, recurrent and medically related disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region, and with their diagnosis and non-surgical management.
The specialty sits at the interface between Dentistry and Medicine. The key difference from Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is that the emphasis in Oral Medicine is on conditions that are primarily managed without the need for surgery.
The three main, inter-related aspects to the practice of Oral Medicine include
The Unit of Oral Medicine at Liverpool University Dental Hospital is led by Professor Anne Field and Dr Bijaya Rajlawat. It currently sees over 2000 new patients per year.
The Unit provides a comprehensive Oral Medicine service for Merseyside and Cheshire. Tertiary referrals are also received from other parts of the North West and the Isle of Man.
Multidisciplinary clinics are held for patients with Sjögren’ssyndrome, chronic facial pain (liaison psychiatrist and restorative dentist in attendance), dysplastic oral lesions (maxillofacial surgeon in attendance) and oral manifestations of dermatological disease (dermatologist in attendance).The Unit continues to participate in research concerning the pathogenesis of Sjögren’s syndrome and the molecular and clinical determinants of oral epithelial dysplasia. There are close links with Ophthalmology and Rheumatology to facilitate the management of patients with mucous membrane pemphigoid and Behçet's Disease.
Service 1: Routine/Prompt/Urgent referrals for oro-mucosal problems
Service 2: Dry Mouth Clinic
Service 3: Orofacial Pain Liaison Clinic
Service 4: Oral Dysplasia Clinic
Service 5: Oral Medicine/Dermatology Joint Clinic
Referrals are welcome from medical and dental practitioners as well as consultants in other clinical disciplines. Please contact the Departmental secretary on 0151 706 5067 for further information.
Oral Medicine is about the treatment of certain diseases of the teeth, gums and mouth.
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The Unit of Oral Medicine at Liverpool University Dental Hospital is led by Professor Anne Field and Dr Bijaya Rajlawat. It currently sees over 2000 new patients per year.
The Unit provides a comprehensive Oral Medicine service for Merseyside and Cheshire. Tertiary referrals are also received from other parts of the North West and the Isle of Man.
Multidisciplinary clinics are held for patients with Sjögren’ssyndrome, chronic facial pain (liaison psychiatrist and restorative dentist in attendance), dysplastic oral lesions (maxillofacial surgeon in attendance) and oral manifestations of dermatological disease (dermatologist in attendance).The Unit continues to participate in research concerning the pathogenesis of Sjögren’s syndrome and the molecular and clinical determinants of oral epithelial dysplasia. There are close links with Ophthalmology and Rheumatology to facilitate the management of patients with mucous membrane pemphigoid and Behçet's Disease.
Referrals are welcome from medical and dental practitioners as well as consultants in other clinical disciplines. Please contact the Departmental secretary on 0151 706 5067 for further information.
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