Ted's dog obeys both oral commands and hand gestures.
2. Treating the mouth, of the mouth; swallowed, taken into the body through the mouth: An oral surgeon removed the impacted wisdom tooth from David's mouth.Kendra's friend was fitted with an aural device which was designed to help her understand oral statements; such as, when her dentist referred her to an oral surgeon for a consultation.
2. Designed for use in the mouth.
3. Expressed in spoken form as distinct from written form.
4. A reference to medicines that are taken by mouth.
5. A speech sound that is produced by means of an airstream that escapes through the mouth only, with the nasal cavity sealed off by the velum.,BR> 6. In Freudian analysis, a descriptive stage in child development when erotic pleasure is derived from mouth-associated sensations, especially through feeding, thumb-sucking, and putting objects into the mouth.
7. In Freudian analysis, a description of a dependent, selfish, and aggressive personality type with a tendency to derive pleasure from mouth-related activities; such as, eating, drinking, smoking, etc.
8. In biology where mouth is sited, the surface of the body of an animal on which the mouth is situated; such as, the underside of a starfish.
9. In education, when an examination, or test, that involves candidates giving spoken answers to spoken questions, as distinct from one where the questions and answers are in written form.
Oral dyesthesia occurs more often in the elderly and is generally related to menopausal, psychological, or psychopathological factors.
Identified causes of oral dyesthesia are denture irritation, yeast infection, decreased salivary production, and systemic factors, such as nutritional and estrogen deficiencies, and sensory neuropathies.
Treatment of oral dyesthesias consists of therapy for whatever has caused the condition.
Surgeon doing this work are usually qualified dentists who have done further training in oral and maxillofacial (jaws and face) surgery.