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Photodynamic therapy as a new therapeutic approach of oral lichen planus [PDF]
, 2019 Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic, immunologically mediated disease, defined by periods of exacerbation and quiescence. The disease is associated with a low mortality risk, but in some instances, morbidity can be important, especially in extensive ...
Georgescu, Simona Roxana +6 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The Internet provides great opportunities for patient healthcare education, but poses risks that inaccurate, outdated or harmful information will be disseminated.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 +1 more
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Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia misdiagnosed as oral leukoplakia
Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2017 Correct diagnosis of white lesions of the oral cavity is sometimes difficult, because some oral white lesions behave differently and tend to change their appearance with time. Clinicians often wrongly diagnose such lesions as oral leukoplakias and treat simply. Lesions recur and turn malignant.
Rajesh Kumar Gupta +2 more
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Expression of CD44 and SALL4 in Leukoplakia and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied SciencesCD44 and SALL4 are markers of stemness and expressed in cancer stem cells (CSCs). Their deregulated expression was seen in various tumors and has been correlated with clinical severity.
Sahoo Pravudeva +5 more
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Current Evidence in Diagnosis and Treatment of Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2012 Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia is multifocal and progressive lesion with a high rate of malignant transformation. This short review highlights the diagnosis, traditional treatment and the current management of the disease.
Mohamed Yasser Kharma, Basal Tarakji
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Journal of Orofacial Sciences, 2023 Introduction: Chemerin is a multifunctional chemoattractant cytokine, encoded by RARRES2 gene. Its role in oral carcinogenesis is largely unexplored. Study was undertaken to evaluate the role of salivary chemerin as a potential biomarker in the early ...
Karthika Pradeep Susha, Rathy Ravindran
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Oral leukoplakia treatment with the carbon dioxide laser: A systematic review of the literature [PDF]
, 2016 We conducted a systematic review of the literature to evaluate treatment of oral leukoplakia with the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser. A comprehensive search of studies published between 1981 and 2015 and listed in the PubMed (National Library of Medicine ...
Bescós-Atín, Coro +3 more
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Early detection and treatment of Speckled leukoplakia
Dental Journal, 2016 Background: Leukoplakia is one of potentially malignant disorders that can be found on oral mucosa. Speckled leukoplakia is a rare type of leukoplakia with a very high risk of premalignant growth.
Selviana Tampoma, Iwan Hernawan
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BMC Oral HealthBackground Clinicopathological diagnosis and follow-up of oral lichen planus and leukoplakia are necessary due to its potential for malignant transformation and the need to differentiate it from other lichenoid diseases and proliferative verrucous ...
Milena Duarte Moreira +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of oral leukoplakia and head and neck cancer. Although it has recently been reported that the establishment of an immunosuppressive microenvironment in oral potentially malignant disorders may lead to ...
Takahiro Yagyuu +3 more
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