cheek
Enable an AI agent to recognise a cheek, record its observed condition and functional involvement, and determine which observations or interventions require consent or specialist assessment.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Cheek identity and boundaries Establishes which cheek and which anatomical extent an observation concerns.
Side and anatomical context
Identifies the individual, side and anatomical usage of cheek.
Identified cheek
Records the cheek's owner and laterality while making the anatomical interpretation explicit.
- Which individual's left or right cheek is being modelled? definition
- Does the originating record use cheek for this facial region, and what evidence establishes that usage? provenance
Surface and regional extent
Separates outer skin, inner lining and deeper regional observations.
Localised cheek region
Locates the observation using a stated surface and anatomical landmarks.
- Does the observation concern external skin, internal buccal lining or tissue between them? boundary
- Which landmarks delimit the area, and where does responsibility pass to the lip, gum, eyelid, jaw or another neighbouring model? boundary
Cheek contour and surfaces Records cheek shape and the visible condition of its two accessible surfaces.
Fullness and asymmetry
Describes regional contour under recorded observation conditions.
Contour against baseline
Distinguishes usual cheek shape from a change in fullness, indentation or asymmetry.
- How does this cheek's contour compare with its dated baseline and, separately, with the opposite cheek? measurement
- Were facial expression, head position and image conditions comparable enough to support that comparison? provenance
Skin and buccal lining
Describes visible surface findings without assigning an unverified cause.
Surface change description
Records localised colour, texture, integrity and extent on the cheek's skin or oral lining.
- What visible change is present, on which surface, and what are its dimensions and location relative to cheek landmarks? measurement
- Was the finding directly observed, photographed or reported, and which areas could not be inspected? provenance
Cheek function and sensation Captures task-specific cheek behaviour and locally experienced symptoms.
Movement and oral containment
Relates cheek movement to expression and activities involving the mouth.
Task-linked cheek performance
Records cheek behaviour during a named activity and links effects to neighbouring structures when needed.
- During the recorded activity, what cheek movement, asymmetry or discomfort was observed? measurement
- Are food trapping, cheek biting or containment difficulties attributable to this cheek, or is their relationship to teeth, lips or jaw unresolved? boundary
Local symptom experience
Records reported cheek symptoms with location, timing and triggers.
Cheek symptom pattern
Preserves the individual's account and distinguishes it from examiner observations.
- Where on or within the cheek is pain, tenderness, numbness or another altered sensation reported, and when did it begin? measurement
- How does the reported sensation vary with eating, speaking, touch or rest, and who supplied this information? provenance
Cheek change and action Connects cheek observations over time to exposures, prior procedures and appropriately authorised next steps.
Regional history and course
Tracks changes and relevant events affecting the cheek region.
Dated cheek change
Associates observations with a timeline while keeping temporal association separate from established causation.
- When was the cheek last observed at its usual baseline, and how has the local change progressed? provenance
- What cheek trauma, biting, pressure, dental work, injection or other regional procedure preceded the change, and is any causal link established? provenance
Examination and intervention boundaries
Specifies the intended cheek action, its authorisation and unresolved assessment needs.
Permitted cheek action
Distinguishes observation from contact, intraoral examination and tissue-altering procedures.
- Is the proposed action external imaging, touch, intraoral inspection or a tissue-altering procedure, and what consent and qualified role does it require? action
- Which unresolved cheek findings require qualified assessment before the proposed action can proceed? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Other names and narrower kinds
- pork jowl, gena, human cheek, right cheek, left cheek
What it is Filled
This model provisionally owns the cheek as a paired anatomical region forming the side of the face and the lateral wall of the mouth, including its outer surface, inner lining and intervening tissues where attributable to that region.
In scope
- Left or right cheek identity and its relationship to the individual
- External cheek surface and internal buccal surface
- Regional contour, fullness and observable tissue changes
- Cheek movement and involvement in oral containment
- Local symptoms, injuries and intervention history
Out of scope
- The face as a whole and overall facial identity
- Teeth, gums, lips and tongue as independently modelled structures
- Jaw and cheekbone anatomy as independently modelled skeletal structures
- Salivary glands and ducts as complete anatomical systems
- Whole-person diagnoses and treatment plans
Why it exists Filled
Enable an AI agent to recognise a cheek, record its observed condition and functional involvement, and determine which observations or interventions require consent or specialist assessment.
Distinguishing features Filled
- A cheek occupies a lateral facial region beside the mouth; a lip forms the mobile margin of the mouth opening.
- The internal cheek surface forms a lateral wall of the oral cavity; gingiva directly surrounds and supports the teeth.
- The cheek is a regional soft-tissue structure; the cheekbone is a skeletal structure underlying part of its upper contour.
- A cheek is identified by side and anatomical location; a dimple, swelling or lesion is a feature located on or within it.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Touch a person's cheek without consent.
- Diagnose a lump, swelling or sore in the cheek or advise against seeing a clinician.
- Use images of people's faces for identification without consent or legal basis.
Only with a human decision
- Any cosmetic or surgical procedure on the face.
May
- Describe the anatomy of the cheek from medical sources.
- Help a clinician document swelling, wounds or lesions of the cheek with the patient's consent.
Moral aspects Filled
- The face is central to identity and dignity, and changes to it carry social weight.
- Facial images are personal data.
Who is affected
- Patients
- People photographed
Owners Filled
Steward
The person whose face it is.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q112826975 - registry parent class
- Q66544250 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.cheek
- Wikidata: Q47038 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47038)
Direct properties required Filled
- Laterality: left | right | unspecified
- Observed surface: external skin | internal buccal lining | deeper tissue | uncertain
- Regional boundary: Mapped extent relative to the mouth corner, lower eyelid, nose, ear and jaw border, with boundary convention recorded
- Contour relative to baseline: unchanged | fuller | flatter | indented | irregular | unknown
- Local change extent: millimetres, with surface, landmarks, method and date
- Reported local sensation: individual's description of pain, tenderness, numbness, tingling or no reported change
- Movement during an observed task: task, side, observed excursion, symmetry, discomfort and assessment limits
- Oral containment involvement: reported or observed food retention, cheek biting, difficulty containing air or fluids, none reported, or unknown
Recognition required Filled
- The fleshy side of the face below the eye, between the nose and the ear.
- Inner lining visible inside the mouth.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Localise an observation to a side, surface and cheek region.
- Document external or intraoral appearance with appropriate consent and access.
- Compare contour and surface changes against dated baseline observations.
- Record cheek movement during an agreed, appropriate task.
- Associate cheek symptoms with eating, speaking, touch or recent procedures.
- Identify when a proposed cheek examination or intervention needs qualified assessment and explicit authorisation.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Swelling from dental infection that can spread.
- Bite injuries to the inner lining.
- Ulcers or patches that need medical review.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Terminologia Anatomica, issued by the Federative International Programme for Anatomical Terminology, provides standardized anatomical terminology for the cheek and its structures.
Context of use required Filled
- The cheek forms the side of the face and is observed in anatomy, facial assessment, dentistry and everyday communication.
- Its tissues contribute to facial expression and help keep food between the teeth during chewing.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q47038: cheek - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Cheek - general description of the item
Open questions
- Does vr.tr.cheek specifically denote the human anatomical cheek, or must it cover other species or non-anatomical uses?
- Which anatomical boundary convention should govern the cheek's upper, posterior and deep extent?
- Does an existing Vercy world model already own this concept or any of its regional tissues?
- Which validated methods should be used to compare cheek contour, movement and sensation across observations?
- Which evidence-based criteria and professional protocols should govern escalation and cheek-specific interventions?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q47038/spec.json