Category: Pathology | Difficulty: Intermediate | Priority: Nice-to-know
Ulcer of the oral mucosa resulting from mechanical, thermal, or chemical injury, usually with a history of trauma.
A sore in the mouth caused by biting, sharp foods, or other injury that usually heals after the cause is removed.
[[ulcer; trauma; biting injury; ulcer (see: ulcer; erosion)]]
Document cause and monitor healing; if persistent, consider biopsy
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