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Oral Leukoplakia as It Relates to HPV Infection: A Review

International Journal of Dentistry, 2012
Leukoplakia is the most common potentially malignant lesion of the oral cavity and can be categorised according to its clinical appearance as homogeneous or nonhomogenous. Tobacco and areca nut use, either alone or in combination are the most common risk
L. Feller, J. Lemmer
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Fractal analysis in oral leukoplakia

Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2015
Introduction: Fractal analysis (FA) quantifies complex geometric structures by generating a fractal dimension (FD), which can measure the complexity of mucosa.
Prashant Bhai Pandey, Srinivas Kandakurti, Vasu S Saxena, Payal Tripathi, Ratnakar Pamula, Monu Yadav   +5 more
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The quality of internet information relating to oral leukoplakia [PDF]

, 2010
Objectives: The Internet provides great opportunities for patient healthcare education, but poses risks that inaccurate, outdated or harmful information will be disseminated.
Camacho Alonso, Fabio, López Jornet, María Pía   +1 more
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Structural validation of oral mucosal tissue using optical coherence tomography [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive optical technology using near-infrared light to produce cross-sectional tissue images with lateral resolution.
Al-Delayme, R, Hamdoon, Z, Hopper, C, Jay, A, Jerjes, W, McKenzie, G   +5 more
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Oral potentially malignant disorders in older adults: A review

Dentistry Review, 2023
Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) have been associated with an increased risk and prevalence of cancers in the oral cavity and the lips. This literature review presents an overview of these disorders, based on their clinical features. However,
Ana Contreras, Mohsin Mahmood, Hansel Montilla, Reyes Enciso, Phuu P. Han, Piedad Suarez-Durall   +5 more
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The role of primary healthcare professionals in oral cancer prevention and detection [PDF]

, 2003
AIM: To investigate current knowledge, examination habits and preventive practices of primary healthcare professionals in Scotland, with respect to oral cancer, and to determine any relevant training needs. SETTING: Primary care.
A Mashberg, C Scully, C Scully, CE Dawson, CG Cowan, D Soutar, GJ Macfarlane, GJ Macfarlane, H Moller, I Hindle, J Gibson, J Llewelyn, JF Schnetler, K W Stephen, L M D Macpherson, LMD Macpherson, M F McCann, MF McCann, MGJ Haughney, NW Johnson, PB Lockhart, PM Speight, PM Speight, RH Secker-Walker, V I Binnie   +24 more
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Salivary bacterial shifts in oral leukoplakia resemble the dysbiotic oral cancer bacteriome

Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2021
Objective: While some oral carcinomas appear to arise de novo, others develop within long-standing conditions of the oral cavity that have malignant potential, now known as oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs). The oral bacteriome associated with
Divya Gopinath, Rohit Kunnath Menon, Chong Chun Wie, Moinak Banerjee, Swagatika Panda, Deviprasad Mandal, Paresh Kumar Behera, Susanta Roychoudhury, Supriya Kheur, Michael George Botelho, Newell W. Johnson   +10 more
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Evaluation of CD44 and TGF-B Expression in Oral Carcinogenesis

Journal of Dentistry, 2021
Statement of the Problem: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignancy of the oral cavity. Early diagnosis of OSCC by using biomarkers provides preventive treatment approach to suppress the disease in early stages.
Narges Ghazi , Nasrollah Saghravanian , Mohammad Taghi Shakeri , Mounes Jamali   +3 more
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Salivary biomarker development using genomic, proteomic and metabolomic approaches. [PDF]

, 2012
The use of saliva as a diagnostic sample provides a non-invasive, cost-efficient method of sample collection for disease screening without the need for highly trained professionals.
Bonne, Nicolai J, Wong, David Tw
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Superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in oral submucous fibrosis, oral leukoplakia, and oral cancer: A comparative study

Journal of Orofacial Sciences, 2012
Objectives: Present study was undertaken to estimate and compare erythrocyte superoxide dismutase (E-SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) levels in oral submucous fibrosis, oral leukoplakia, oral cancer patients, and healthy subjects.
Shubha Gurudath, Raghavendra Mahadev Naik, K S Ganapathy, Yadavalli Guruprasad, D Sujatha, Anuradha Pai   +5 more
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