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Oral leukoplakia: Management protocol for primary health-care providers and family physicians
Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine, 2019 Oral cancer is very common in India. Most of the oral cancers develop on a potentially malignant (precancerous) lesion. Leukoplakia is the most common precancerous lesion in the oral cavity.
Ashok Kumar Jena +4 more
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Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2023 Background: Cigarette smoke releases free radicles that have deleterious effects on the oral mucosa including potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer. In response to cigarette smoking, salivary flow rate increases as a defense activity along with
Harshitha Akkinepally +5 more
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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 +2 more
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Feasibility of recruitment to an oral dysplasia trial in the United Kingdom [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) has a malignant potential. Therapeutic options for OED remain both limited and without good evidence. Despite surgery being the most common method of treating OED, recurrence and potentially significant ...
Dunn, Janet A. +3 more
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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 +5 more
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The treatment of oral leukoplakia with the CO2 laser: A retrospective study of 65 patients [PDF]
, 2017 The use of CO2 laser has become a routine procedure for the treatment of oral leukoplakia. In this retrospective study, we evaluated 65 patients with oral leukoplakia treated with CO2 laser vaporization. The main location was the tongue (n ¼ 21/65, 32.3%)
Bescós-Atín, Coro +3 more
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Immunopathology of Oral Leukoplakia [PDF]
British Journal of Cancer, 1970 The lymphocyte transformation test was performed with autologous saline homogenates of leukoplakia.
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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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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 +5 more
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