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Comparison of repair index in cigarette and waterpipe smokers: A bio-monitoring assessment using human exfoliated buccal mucosa cells

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2022
Background: Repair index (RI) using DNA changes reveals the activity of carcinogenesis. Cigarette and waterpipe smoking are important contributors to oral cavity malignancy. The RI in cigarette and waterpipe smokers has not been compared so far.
Sana Jalili, Noushin Jalayer Naderi
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A flexible multivariate random effects proportional odds model with application to adverse effects during radiation therapy

, 2016
Radiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer has a toxic effect on mucosa, the soft tissue in and around the mouth. Hence mucositis is a serious common side effect and is a condition characterized by pain and inflammation of the surface of the
Augustin, Nicole, Hanser, Christina, Henke, Michael, Kim, Sung Won, Schumacher, Martin, Uhlig, Annemarie   +5 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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Microbiological effects of an antiseptic mouthrinse in irradiated cancer patients [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: To assess the microbiological effects of an antiseptic, non-alcohol based mouth-rinse containing chlorhexidine and cetylpyridinium chloride, in patients undergoing radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer.
Herrera, David, Lanzos González, Eduardo, Lanzós, Isabel, O'Connor, Ana, Peña, Carmen, Santos, Sagrario, Sanz Alonso, Mariano   +6 more
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Large oral lipoma: Case report and literature review in Iran

Dental Research Journal, 2012
Lipoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor of fat with uncertain pathogenesis. Although the most common mesenchymal neoplasm in trunk and proximal portions of the extremities, it is rarely seen in the oral cavity.
Ahmad Motagi, Atousa Aminzadeh, Seyed M Razavi   +2 more
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Giant cystadenoma of the floor of the mouth: A case report

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013
Summary Introduction: Cystadenoma is an uncommon epithelial neoplasia that arises from the salivary glands. The malignancy can affect structures such as the larynx, nasopharynx, buccal mucosa, and palate. Objective: To describe
Victor Labres da Silva Castro, Tiago Fernando Aires Corrêa, Valeriana de Castro Guimarães, Gustavo Vasconcelos Nery, João Batista Ferreira   +4 more
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Correlação entre os diagnósticos citopatológicos e histopatológicos das lesões da mucosa oral após a punção aspirativa por agulha fina

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
OBJETIVO: Fazer um estudo retrospectivo, correlacionando os diagnósticos citopatológicos obtidos por punção aspirativa por agulha fina (PAAF) com os diagnósticos histopatológicos de lesões da região bucomaxilofacial, de pacientes que foram atendidos no ...
Tatiana Ferreira Robaina, Antonio Carlos de Azeredo Coutinho, Carla Peixoto Valladares, Eliane Pedra Dias, Simone de Queiroz Chaves Lourenço   +4 more
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Assessment of the Prevalence and Related Factors of Oral Mucosal Pigmentation in Patients Referring to Dental School and Salamat Clinic of Qom

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2021
Background and Objectives: Since the pathology of pigmented lesions varies from benign to malignant, the availability of data on the prevalence and clinical features and factors associated with pigmented oral lesions can assist dentists in the diagnosis.
Yasamin Barakian, Masoume Nekooei Samani, Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi   +2 more
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Lipoma or hemangioma: A diagnostic dilemma?

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2015
Lipomas and hemangiomas are well-known benign lesions of the body. However, their occurrence in the oral cavity is rare. Lipoma accounts for 1-4% of benign neoplasms of mouth affecting predominantly the buccal mucosa, floor of mouth and tongue ...
K Vinay Kumar Reddy, Shameena Roohi, Kotya Naik Maloth, K Sunitha, Venkata Satya Ramesh Thummala   +4 more
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Multiple human herpesvirus-8 infection [PDF]

, 2003
In Malawian patients with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and their relatives, we investigated nucleotide-sequence variation in human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) subgenomic DNA, amplified from oral and blood samples by use of polymerase chain reaction.
Beyari, MM, Cook, RD, Hodgson, TA, Kondowe, W, Molyneux, EM, Porter, SR, Scully, CM, Teo, CG   +7 more
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