AIMS Silver stainable nucleolar organizer regions (AgNORs) have received a great deal of attention recently as their frequency within the nuclei is significantly higher in malignant cells than in normal, reactive or benign neoplastic cells. The objective of this study was to carry out a quantitative assessment of large and small AgNORs in oral normal mucosa, precancerous lesions and infiltratin...

COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic due to the worldwide dissemination and severity with which disease attacks human organism. Some oral lesions have been observed in patients. However, there is still no concrete evidence of real influence SARS-CoV-2 on body, especially region. In this context, present report discusses case patient alterations. The male presented ulcerative painful symptom...

BACKGROUND Inflammatory Bowel Disease is known for its extra intestinal manifestations, the oral cavity is no exception. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and oral mucosa lesions and symptoms, and complementary to evaluate their possible relation with oral hygiene, smoking habits, drug therapy, duration and activity of the dise...

BACKGROUND To determine the prevalence and clinicopathologic features of the oral cancer patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Biopsy records of the participating institutions were reviewed for oral cancer cases diagnosed from 2005 to 2014. Demographic data and site of the lesions were collected. Sites of the lesion were subdivided into lip, tongue, floor of the mouth, gingiva, alveolar mucosa, pala...

Oral cancer, ranking sixth in the cancer incidence worldwide, is one of the most common neoplasms. Preneoplastic or premalignant (precancerous) lesions are lesions that can potentially transform into malignancy in a variety of tissues, including the oral cavity. Such oral lesions may be caused by tobacco use, exposure to the human papillomavirus and chewing of the betel nut. These substances co...

Oral squamous papilloma is a benign epithelial tumor that constitutes around 2.5% of all oral verruco-papillary lesions and caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). HPV subtypes 6 11, which are considered to be low carcinogenic potential usually associated with papilloma. Though there no site predilection as such, most common intraoral sites reported tongue, lips, buccal mucosa, gingiva, pala...

It’s not unusual for a health care provider to frequently see and treat patients with lesions of the lips, buccal mucosa, tongue or palate. Many of these lesions are readily diagnosed and treated in the outpatient clinic or emergency room. Occasionally, asymptomatic oral lesions are found incidental to an unrelated examination. The possible causes of oral mucosal defects are numerous and includ...

Leukoplakia and erythroplakia are the two most common potentially malignant disorders of the oral cavity. The prognosis and overall survival of a patient with oral cancer is dependent on the early detection of any lesion that might identify a patient with higher risk than normal or with early infiltration before metastatic disease. The role of the general dentist cannot be overstressed and the ...