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Oropharynx includes oral cavity bounded by: buccal aspect of lips; palate; floor of mouth; and posterior pharyngeal wall. Included in SMQ Oropharyngeal disorders are terms related to lesions and disorders falling wholly or partly within any part of oral cavity or pharynx; oropharyngeal neoplasms, cysts, and pre-neoplastic lesions; oropharyngeal infections; and gingival disorders. Excluded from SMQ Oropharyngeal disorders are: terms related to lesions or disorders of larynx and structures below larynx; terms related to lesions or disorders of nasal cavity; and investigations, surgical, therapeutic and medical procedures of the oropharynx (e.g., biopsy). SMQ Gingival disorders includes: all terms with \'gingival\' which are not clearly infection or neoplasms such as PT Gingival discoloration, PT Gingival hyperplasia; and other terms related to the gums such as PT Periodontal destruction and PT Peridontitis.
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