{"id":33171,"date":"2022-07-14T13:49:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/?p=33171"},"modified":"2022-09-12T12:08:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:08:16","slug":"oral-cavity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity","title":{"rendered":"What is meant by Oral Cavity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A person&#8217;s oral cavity includes their mouth as well as their cheeks, lips, and gums, as well as their tongue and the space behind it, as well as any space between their wisdom teeth and the roof of their mouth. The salivary glands provide saliva to the teeth and tongue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-662bc8f2c5d14\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-662bc8f2c5d14\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#Where-is-the-Oral-Cavity-Located\" title=\"Where is the Oral Cavity Located?\">Where is the Oral Cavity Located?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#What-is-the-Oral-Cavity-Comprised-of\" title=\"What is the Oral Cavity Comprised of?\">What is the Oral Cavity Comprised of?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#What-is-the-Oral-Cavity%E2%80%99s-Function\" title=\"What is the Oral Cavity&#8217;s Function?\">What is the Oral Cavity&#8217;s Function?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#How-Big-is-the-Oral-Cavity\" title=\"How Big is the Oral Cavity?\">How Big is the Oral Cavity?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#Why-is-the-Oral-Cavity-Important\" title=\"Why is the Oral Cavity Important?\">Why is the Oral Cavity Important?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#What-is-the-Oral-Cavity-proper\" title=\"What is the Oral Cavity proper?\">What is the Oral Cavity proper?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hardydentalgroup.com\/glossary\/oral-cavity\/#What-is-meant-by-areas-of-the-Oral-Cavity\" title=\"What is meant by areas of the Oral Cavity?\">What is meant by areas of the Oral Cavity?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where-is-the-Oral-Cavity-Located\"><\/span>Where is the Oral Cavity Located?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The oral cavity is located just below the nasal cavities on the front of the face. It has a top, a bottom, and two sides.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-the-Oral-Cavity-Comprised-of\"><\/span>What is the Oral Cavity Comprised of?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two sections to the oral cavity:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The region between the cheeks or lips and the teeth is termed the oral vestibule.<\/li>\n<li>both the oral cavity and the space between the teeth<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-the-Oral-Cavity%E2%80%99s-Function\"><\/span>What is the Oral Cavity&#8217;s Function?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The digestive process begins largely in the mouth. Before swallowing, it combines the meal with saliva in order to absorb and break down the food.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-Big-is-the-Oral-Cavity\"><\/span>How Big is the Oral Cavity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The oral cavity of a male can retain an average of 71.2 ml, whereas the oral cavity of a woman can only hold 55.4 ml.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why-is-the-Oral-Cavity-Important\"><\/span>Why is the Oral Cavity Important?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The mouth is crucial for swiftly taking in and digesting food and water, creating speech, and breathing correctly. The teeth, for example, break and smash food into little bits so that it may be more easily digested by the body.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-the-Oral-Cavity-proper\"><\/span>What is the Oral Cavity proper?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The mouth proper is covered by the lining mucosa, which includes the cheeks, lips, floor of the mouth, alveolar mucosal surface, inferior surface, masticatory mucosa (hard palate and gingiva), and specialized mucosa (back of the tongue).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-meant-by-areas-of-the-Oral-Cavity\"><\/span>What is meant by areas of the Oral Cavity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Codes used to describe dental services are matched up with sections of the mouth.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Terms:<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A person&#8217;s oral cavity includes their mouth as well as their cheeks, lips, and gums, as well as their tongue and the space behind it, as well as any space between their wisdom teeth and the roof of their mouth. 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