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OSMF |
An insidious chronic disease affecting part of oral cavity and sometimes the pharynx although occasionally preceded by or associated with vesicle formation, it is always associated with Juxtaepithelial atrophy leading to stiffness of oral mucosa and causing trismus and inability to eat. |
Pindborg and Sirsat definition |
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Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) |
Chronic orofacial pain or burning sensation in the oral mucosa or tissues without any clinically significant lesion or alterations |
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Trigeminal Neuralgia |
Sudden, usually unilateral, severe, brief, stabbing recurrent pain in the distribution of one or more branches of the Trigeminal nerve. |
IASP definition |
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Pain |
Pain has been defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. |
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