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Modified link of Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Mouth. Aug 25, 2026
Add new Web site: Oregon State University Pressbooks - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - The Mouth, Pharynx, and Esophagus. Dec 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Mouth. Aug 19, 2025
Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Consumer Version - Biology of the Mouth. Jan 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Toronto Metropolitan University Pressbooks - Introduction to Health Assessment for the Nursing Professional � Part I - Oral Cavity � Inspection and Palpation. Nov 18, 2024
Article revised and updated. Sep 30, 2024
Add new Web site: OpenStax - Pharmacology for Nurses - Introduction to the Esophagus and Stomach. Aug 01, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Top Problems in Your Mouth. May 30, 2024
Add new Web site: TeachMeAnatomy - The Oral Cavity. Jan 25, 2024
Media added. Dec 01, 2023
Add new Web site: InnerBody - The Mouth. Oct 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Mouth. Jan 05, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Head and Neck, Oral Cavity (Mouth). Oct 05, 2022
Corrected display issue. May 13, 2020
Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Mouth. Nov 27, 2019
Add new Web site: InnerBody.com - Mouth. Apr 25, 2014
Add new Web site: Emedicine - Mouth. Apr 28, 2013
New illustration added. Jan 15, 2009
Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Teens Health - Mouth and Teeth. May 11, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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