Oral Medicine is the discipline of dentistry concerned with the oral health care of medically complex patients – including the diagnosis and management of medical conditions that affect the oral and maxillofacial region.

Our specialists are experts in the diagnosis and management of patients with:

• Oral ulcers
• Infectious diseases of the oral cavity (bacterial, viral, or fungal)
• Autoimmune and immune-mediated conditions affecting the oral mucosa, including lichen planus, pemphigus vulgaris, and mucous membrane pemphigoid
• Precancerous oral mucosal lesions
• Dry mouth and salivary gland disorders, including Sjogren syndrome
• Oral manifestations of systemic disease, such as systemic lupus erythematosus and Crohn disease
• Oral complications from cancer treatment, such as mucositis, graft-versus-host disease, and jaw osteonecrosis
• Chemosensory and neurologic impairment of the oral and maxillofacial complex, including taste disturbance, burning mouth syndrome, and trigeminal neuralgia