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Inhomogeneity of stiffness and density of the extracellular matrix within the leukoplakia of human oral mucosa as potential physicochemical factors leading to carcinogenesis

Translational Oncology, 2021
Oral leukoplakia is a clinical term relating to various morphological lesions, including squamous cell hyperplasia, dysplasia and carcinoma. Leukoplakia morphologically manifested as hyperplasia with epithelial dysplasia is clinically treated as ...
Katarzyna Pogoda, Mateusz Cieśluk, Piotr Deptuła, Grażyna Tokajuk, Ewelina Piktel, Grzegorz Król, Joanna Reszeć, Robert Bucki   +7 more
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Multi‐Institutional Assessment of Dental Students' Knowledge in Oral Soft Tissue Pathological Entities

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study provides a descriptive, multi‐institutional comparison of dental students' recognition accuracy and management decisions of oral soft tissue pathological entities across four US dental schools. While prior single‐institution studies have evaluated diagnostic ability, this work provides a multi‐institutional comparison to ...
Nicole McKee, Paul Edwards, Gerardo Maupomé, George Eckert, Celine Joyce Cornelius Timothius, Karim El Kholy, Jennifer Chang, Vanchit John   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demographic and clinicopathological comparison among oral lichen planus, lichenoid lesions and proliferative verrucous leukoplakia: a retrospective study

BMC Oral Health
Background 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, Fernanda Doyle Maia, Viviane Limongi Zimbrão, Emilly Collodetti, Tânia Regina Grão-Velloso, Liliana Aparecida Pimenta-Barros, Simone de Queiroz Chaves Lourenço, Danielle Resende Camisasca   +7 more
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Voice change: a differential diagnostic sign for leukoplakia?

Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2008
Objectives:In this study, the acoustic changes in leukoplakia and acoustic similarities between leukoplakia and chronic laryngitis were investigated and they are compared with nondysphonic control group.Methods:26 chronic laryngitis patients, 23 males ...
Tolga Kandoğan
doaj   +1 more source

Nail Disorders in Systemic Conditions

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nail findings in children can be indicative of an underlying systemic disease. Many of these findings are seen in multiple entities and are not specific to one disease. The importance of specifically examining for these nail changes cannot be overstated.
Jane Sanders Bellet
wiley   +1 more source

Neighborhood Deprivation and Voice and Reflux Symptom Burden in a Tertiary Laryngology Cohort

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The voice handicap index‐10 (VHI‐10) and reflux symptoms index (RSI) are validated, patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) commonly used in laryngology to assess the subjective impact of voice disorders and severity of symptoms associated with laryngopharyngeal reflux, respectively.
Sandra Stinnett, Shirley X. Liu, Katie M. Carlson, Leah Helou, Libby Smith, Chloe Santa Maria, Angela L. Mazul   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

How I Do It: Two Novel, Low‐Cost Phonomicrosurgery Models With Open‐Source, 3D‐Printed Laryngoscopes

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Two new vocal fold microflap models using products found in any grocery store have been developed along with publicly available 3D‐printable parts for simulating multiple laryngoscopes commonly used during laryngeal phonomicrosurgery. This represents a low cost, easily reproducible model for basic laryngeal phonomicrosurgery training.
Sapir Pinhas, Ari D. Schuman, Itamar Pinhas, Aaron D. Friedman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cyclooxygenase-2 and Ki67 Expression in Oral Leukoplakia: a Clinicopathological Study

eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research, 2015
Objectives: Oral leukoplakia is a precancerous lesion of the oral mucosa. The upregulation of Ki67 and cyclooxygenase-2 has been reported in both dysplastic and non-dysplastic tissues.
Alper Sinanoglu, Merva Soluk-Tekkesin, Vakur Olgac   +2 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, Nidhi Rani, Bharat Joshi   +2 more
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Repeated Use of Emergency Departments for Nontraumatic Dental Conditions: Factors Associated With Being a Superutilizer

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Due to inadequate access to regular, affordable dental care, many patients turn to emergency departments (EDs) for the treatment of nontraumatic dental conditions (NTDCs). NTDC ED visits are a large burden on the U.S. healthcare system, with over 1.3 million visits each year and over $1 billion in associated charges.
Morgan Santoro, Lisa J. Heaton, Adrianna C. Sonnek, Rebecca A. Preston, John J. O'Malley, Eric P. Tranby   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source