{"id":419,"date":"2010-12-02T14:10:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T14:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/the-mouth-and-the-oropharynx\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T22:31:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T22:31:16","slug":"the-mouth-and-the-oropharynx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-examination-of-the-ear-nose-mouth-throat-and-neck\/the-mouth-and-the-oropharynx\/the-mouth-and-the-oropharynx\/","title":{"rendered":"The mouth and the oropharynx"},"content":{"rendered":"

Symptoms involving the oral cavity or the oropharynx are not the only reason to examine these structures. Symptoms relating to the nose always require examination of the oropharynx. Symptoms in this area may involve inflammation as well as abnormal swellings (possibly bleeding), wounds or problems with production or drainage of saliva.
\nThe presenting symptom and its location sometimes gives a clue as to where you should focus your examination. This also determines what you ask about during the history-taking.<\/p>\n

What is your prediagnosis?<\/p>\n

Prediagnosis<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nCongenital abnormalities<\/span>
\nInflammation<\/span>
\nTumours<\/span>
\nVascular problems<\/span>
\nTrauma<\/span>
\nDegenerative conditions<\/span> involving the:<\/span>
\n– lips<\/em><\/span>
\n– mandibula<\/em><\/span>
\n– maxilla<\/em><\/span>
\n– floor of the mouth<\/em><\/span>
\n– cheek mucosa + parotid gland<\/em><\/span>
\n– tongue<\/em><\/span>
\n– teeth<\/em><\/span>
\n– palate<\/em><\/span>
\n– uvula<\/em><\/span>
\n– pharyngeal arches<\/em><\/span>
\n– posterior pharyngeal wall<\/em><\/span>
\n– tonsillar fossae and tonsils<\/em><\/span>
\n– Waldeyer\u2019s tonsillar ring<\/em><\/span>
\nObstruction<\/span> of the:<\/span>
\n– floor of mouth (salivary glands!)<\/em><\/span>
\n– pharyngeal arches<\/em><\/span>
\nAllergy<\/span><\/p>\n

Questions that can be important in relation to disorders of the mouth and the oropharynx, include the following:<\/p>\n