Yes, such conditions fall under Oral Medicine, which is a discipline of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and non-surgical management of medically related disorders and oral conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region.

 

The common conditions treated are:

• oral mucosal abnormalities (growths, ulcers, infection, allergies, immune-mediated disorders, cancers)

• salivary gland disorders

• temporomandibular disorders

• Oro-facial pain, due to musculoskeletal or neurologic conditions

• taste and smell disorders; and

• oral manifestations of systemic and infectious diseases.

 

Oral medicine specialists seek to improve the quality of life of clients with medically-related oral disease.