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Oral Examination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The oral cavity is the first component of the digestive tract, which is delimited by the lips anteriorly and the oropharynx posteriorly. The oral cavity functions as a protective barrier and is an essential component for speech and swallowing ...
Burgess, Jeff   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: clinical and practical guidelines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a severe adverse drug reaction, consisting of progressive bone destruction in the maxillofacial region of patients.
Allen   +42 more
core   +2 more sources

Real‐Time In Vivo Monitoring of Anastomotic Intestinal Ischemia Using Implantable Resorbable Organic Sensors

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Resorbable impedance sensors are successfully implanted into porcine small intestinal anastomoses. Impedance was recorded for 2 hours prior, and 2 hours following ischemia induction, and a significant drop in tissue impedance was observed. Abstract Anastomotic failure remains one of the most severe complications in gastrointestinal surgery.
Dennis Wahl   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking Related Systemic and Oral Diseases

open access: yesActa Medica, 2007
This article reviewed smoking related systemic diseases and oral diseases. Smoking is related to lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases and many other systemic diseases.
Sajith Vellappally   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inflammation targets specific organs for cancer in carriers of BRCA1/2 pathway mutations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Women who inherit a defective BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene have risks for breast/ovarian cancer that are so high and apparently so selective that many mutation carriers choose to have the most likely targets for cancer surgically removed.
Bernard Friedenson
core   +1 more source

Activation of Akt at T308 and S473 in alcohol, tobacco and HPV-induced HNSCC:is there evidence to support a prognostic or diagnostic role? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: Tobacco, alcohol and HPV infection are associated with increased risk of HNSCC. However, little is known about the underlying signaling events influencing risk.
Cochrane, Lynda   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

PFOS Disrupts Oocyte Maturation and Early Embryonic Development via Ovarian FOXK1 O‐GlcNAcylation in Mice

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure disrupts oocyte maturation and early embryonic development. This study elucidates the mechanism by which enhanced O‐GlcNAcylation of FOXK1 underlies the PFOS‐induced reduction of progesterone levels in granulosa cells and the disturbance of follicular microenvironment.
Shuwen Han   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The prevalence of squamous cell carcinoma in different sites of oral cavity at our Rural Health Care Centre in Loni, Maharashtra – a retrospective 10-year study

open access: yesContemporary Oncology, 2017
Aim of the study : Oral cancer ranks in the top three of all cancers in India and is quickly becoming a global health priority. More than 90% of oral and oropharyngeal cancers are squamous cell carcinoma.
Parul Tandon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cancer of the oral cavity

open access: yesSeminars in Oncology Nursing, 1989
Cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx accounts for 4% of all cancers in men and 2% of all cancers in women. There has been no appreciable change in the incidence of oral cavity cancer over the past 30 years. The anatomic location with the greatest number of new cases is the mouth, followed by the pharynx, tongue, and lip.
openaire   +2 more sources

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