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Sonographic Anatomy and Pathology Floor of the Mouth

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Ultrasonography in Dentomaxillofacial Diagnostics

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The floor of the mouth can be described as a horizontal U-shaped area below the tongue. It is examined by inspection, palpation (both intraoral and extraoral), and finally laryngoscopy to study the posterior section of the floor of the mouth. The floor of the mouth is of high significance to the general dentist since it is an area of daily examination. One has to be very careful of the underlining pathology of the region since one may often omit to view and examine the area under the tongue. The major pathological conditions of the region and the imaging of those pathologies is described.

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  1. Department of Oral Surgery, Implant Surgery and Radiology, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Antigoni Delantoni

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    Kaan Orhan

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Delantoni, A. (2021). Sonographic Anatomy and Pathology Floor of the Mouth. In: Orhan, K. (eds) Ultrasonography in Dentomaxillofacial Diagnostics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62179-7_8

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