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MANAGEMENT OF ORAL LEUKOPLAKIA - ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2017 Oral leukoplakia is the most common potentially malignant disorder affecting oral cavity. Various surgical and non-surgical treatments have been reported, but currently there is no universal consensus on the most appropriate one and on the duration or ...
Elitsa G. Deliverska, Milena Petkova
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Prevalence of oral leukoplakia
Medicinski pregled, 2003 Introduction This paper reviews epidemiologic studies on prevalence of oral leukoplakia. Special emphasis is placed on population selection, diagnostic criteria, type and training of examiners and risk factor assessment. Prevalence of leukoplakia in these studies has ranged from 0.6% to 4.6%.
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Dental Care Utilization Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals
Journal of Public Health Dentistry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals can experience notable health disparities, including higher HIV prevalence, social isolation, substance abuse, lack of culturally competent providers, and poorer health outcomes compared to heterosexuals due to stigma and discrimination.
Ishita Singh +3 more
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Diagnostic criteria in proliferative verrucous leukoplakia: evaluation [PDF]
, 2014 Objectives: to evaluate the ability of the diagnostic criteria proposed by Cerero et al in 2010 to perform an early diagnose in patients with proliferative verrucous leukoplakia.
Casado De La Cruz, Laura +3 more
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The Role of Viruses in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis
Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.This narrative review aimed to summarize current evidence on the presence and potential pathogenic role of viruses in periodontitis. Design: Narrative Review; Population: Patients with periodontitis; Exposure: Detection of viruses in oral samples (biopsies, saliva, gingival crevicular fluid, subgingival plaque, blood); Outcome: Viral prevalence, load ...
Kim Natalie Stolte +2 more
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Bacterial Involvement in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Potentially Malignant Oral Disorders
Oral Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To clarify the relationship between oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), potentially malignant oral disease (OPMD), and bacterial flora using metagenomic analysis. Methods This cross‐sectional observational study included 50 patients in the control group and 77 patients with OPMDs, 41 with early OSCCs, and 20 with advanced OSCCs ...
Atsumu Koketsu +16 more
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Journal of Orofacial Sciences, 2017 Context: Idiopathic leukoplakia is the most common potentially malignant disorder of oral cavity. Owing to the year-wide cold environment in Darjeeling, here the indigenous ethnic people practice a distinct addiction pattern that strongly predisposes ...
Krishnendu Mondal +3 more
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, 2017 Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is a disease of the mucosa first described in 1984. This pathology is associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and occurs mostly in people with HIV infection, both immunocompromised and immunocompetent, and can affect ...
Agarwala, Sanjiv S. +5 more
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Bioinformatic Analysis of Plus Gene Expression Related to Progression from Leukoplakia to Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma [PDF]
, 2022 Jaime Guzmán De Ávila +2 more
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Systemic Disease Associations of Oral Lichenoid Disease: A Retrospective Case–Control Study
Oral Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the association between oral lichen planus (OLP), oral lichenoid lesions (OLL), and other comorbidities. Material and Methods A case–control study of 205 OLP, 96 OLL patients, and 301 age‐ and sex‐matched controls from Kuopio University Hospital was performed.
Mari Vehviläinen +3 more
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