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Prevalence and classification of HIV‐associated oral lesions

Oral Diseases, 2002
OBJECTIVES: An International Workshop addressed the prevalence and classification of HIV/AIDS associated oral lesions.DESIGN: Five questions provided the framework for discussion and literature review. What is the prevalence of oral lesions in children and adults?
Lauren L, Patton, J A, Phelan, F J, Ramos-Gomez, W, Nittayananta, C H, Shiboski, T L, Mbuguye   +5 more
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Prevalence of oral leukoplakia in Havana City, Cuba

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1983
Abstract A survey related to the detection of precancerous lesions of the oral cavity has been done in Cuba for the first time. The sample comprised 749 randomly selected workers from Havana City Province, taking into account the censal records of the Cuban population up to 1979.
I, Rodríguez, J C, Santana, J, Sanabria, J, Bánóczy   +3 more
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Birth Prevalence of Oral Clefting in Northern Iran

The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2007
Objective: To explore the prevalence of oral clefting in northern Iran. Setting: In the Dezyani hospital 37,951 live births from 1998 through 2003 were screened for oral clefts.
Mohammad Jafar, Golalipour, Arezo, Mirfazeli, Naser, Behnampour   +2 more
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Oral candida prevalence and species specificity in leprosy

Disease-a-Month, 2020
Leprosy represents a chronic progressive debilitating disease. The severe morbidity associated with leprosy predisposes the patients to opportunistic infections. To assess the oral candida prevalence and species specificity in lepromatous leprosy patients.The cross-sectional study included 70 lepromatous leprosy patients under a multi-drug regimen for ...
Bharti, Gupta, Shekhar, Gupta, Minal, Chaudhary, A Thirumal, Raj, Kamran Habib, Awan, Shankargouda, Patil   +5 more
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Prevalence of Major Anatomic Variations in Oral Clefts

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2008
The authors describe morphologic variations of oral clefts in a large population-based sample, especially variations in severity and laterality. The authors present 3616 cleft cases treated in Norway for oral clefts between 1967 and 1998.Classification of cleft morphology was based on clefting in 9 anatomical focal areas.
Åse, Sivertsen, Allen, Wilcox, Gunnar Espolin, Johnson, Frank, Åbyholm, Hallvard Andreas, Vindenes, Rolv Terje, Lie   +5 more
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Prevalence of spontaneous oral dyskinesia in the elderly: A reappraisal

Movement Disorders, 2004
AbstractThe prevalence and status of spontaneous oral dyskinesia (SOD), clinically defined as the presence of oral stereotypies of no apparent cause, remain controversial in the elderly. The reported high prevalence of SOD in institutionalized demented cases, the apparent similarity between SOD and tardive dyskinesia (TD), and the role of aging in both
Pierre J, Blanchet, Ossob, Abdillahi, Chantale, Beauvais, Pierre H, Rompré, Gilles J, Lavigne   +4 more
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Asian Oral-Facial Cleft Birth Prevalence

The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2006
Objective: To determine the clefting birth prevalence among Asian populations, specifically Chinese and Japanese, using raw counts from nonoverlapping published studies of Asian populations, and to investigate whether Asian clefting rates have been interpreted accurately as being up to twice the Caucasian rate.
Margaret E, Cooper, Jessica S, Ratay, Mary L, Marazita   +2 more
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The prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in an elderly population

The Journal of the American Dental Association, 1986
In a population of 629, 145 elderly subjects had at least one mucosal lesion; 27% of denture wearers had a denture-related lesion. Lesions were found most commonly on the palate, followed by the lips. Increasing age was the only significant factor in the risk of soft tissue enlargement.
J S, Hand, J M, Whitehill
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HIV‐associated oral lesions: Prevalence in Zambia

Oral Diseases, 1997
OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of HIV‐associated oral lesions in known HIV* subjects in Zambia and assess the predictive value of these lesions to identify individuals with CD4 cell counts less than 200 times 106 L−1.SETTING: St Francis Hospital, situated in the rural Katete District, Eastern Province, Zambia.
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Prevalence and clinical features of pigmented oral lesions

International Journal of Dermatology, 2015
AbstractBackgroundTo examine the relative prevalence, types, and clinical features of pigmented lesions of the oral mucosa in 1275 patients attending a university hospital for dental care.MethodsPatients attending dental clinics at The University of Jordan Hospital over a 1‐year period were examined for the presence of oral pigmentations ...
Yazan, Hassona, Faleh, Sawair, Omar, Al-Karadsheh, Crispian, Scully   +3 more
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