Not exact matches
In the case
of the toothpaste, its goal is to be delivered through the
oral mucosa, or the mucous membrane that lines our mouths.
The luscious, thick creamy ice cream layers juxtaposed against the velvety, moist, succulent cake layers glides ever so smoothly along the
oral mucosa and transforms each tiny taste bud into a blooming profusion
of tantalizing euphoria
The first level
of contact with live cholera bacteria — or their dead counterparts contained in
oral cholera vaccines — occurs in the
mucosa of the gut.
Salivary testosterone levels are also susceptible to distortion resulting from the leakage
of blood (plasma) into saliva as a result
of micro-injury to the
oral mucosa.
Sex hormones have also been shown to increase the rate
of folate metabolism in the
oral mucosa.
The World Health Organization defines probiotics as «live microorganisms, which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host,» populate the gut, skin,
oral and vaginal
mucosa, and other areas
of the body.
Included in those systems are: (1) host tissues such as teeth,
mucosa, muscle and bone, (2) parasites and microorganisms cohabiting the surfaces
of the
oral cavity and (3) biomaterials that are used for the rehabilitation
of oral functions.
Dogs
of all breeds and sizes can be affected, but those with heavily pigmented
oral mucosa, such as Chows, may be at an increased risk for developing melanoma.
On clinical examination, the veterinarian will observe an inflammatory response in the
oral mucosa, palate, pharynx and hind region
of oral cavity.
Malignant melanomas
of the
oral cavity originate from the
mucosa or gingiva.
With periodontitis there is deep inflammation
of soft tissues (i.e. gingiva and
oral mucosa), loss
of bony support, and abnormal radiographic findings.
Gingivostomatitis is a debilitating feline dental disease marked by severe and chronic inflammation
of a cat's gingiva (gums) and
mucosa, the moist tissue that lines its
oral cavity.