BACKGROUND Current research demonstrates that swallow function is impaired after treatment with organ-sparing chemoradiotherapy. Few studies, however, have related observed swallowing disorders with the patient's oral intake and diet in a large cohort of patients. METHODS Swallowing function was examined using the modified barium swallow (MBS) procedure in 170 patients treated with radiothera...

Excessive bleeding after dental procedures are one of the most frequent complications occurring in patients with hereditary bleeding disorders. In this retrospective study we collected data from 10 years of experience in the oral care of patients with congenital haemorrhagic disorders in three Italian Hemophilia Centers. Between 1993 and 2003, 247 patients with inherited bleeding disorders unde...

Genodermatoses consign to an inherited skin disorder associated with structure andfunction. Several genodermatoses present with multisystem involvement lead to increased morbidityand mortality. Many of these disorders are rare and also have oral manifestations, called oralgenodermatoses. This article provides a focused review of molecular basis of importantgenodermatoses that affects the oral c...

Premenstrual syndrome is a term that combines several disorders are different in pathogenesis and severity of treatment. Among them: the main premenstrual disorder, exacerbation another disease, others. dysphoric disorder actually separate requires mental health care. This review presents modern classification these disorders, provides detailed guidance on their diagnosis correction. Particular...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) expression, its relationship with p53, and epigenetic change in oral carcinogenesis that remain to be elucidated. METHODS We measured IAP and p53 expression in 44 oral potentially malignant disorders and their corresponding malignant-transformed oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs), and in 44 other non-transfo...

Oral erythema multiforme presents with oral and lip ulcerations typical of erythema multiforme but without skin target lesion. The primary attack is confined to oral mucosa but subsequent attacks can produce more severe forms of erythema multiforme involving skin. It is important to distinguish it from other oral ulcerative disorders for early diagnosis and treatment. Here we report a case of o...

Tobacco use remains responsible for being one of the largest contributors to premature death, causing millions of deaths worldwide every year (World Health Organization, 2002; Thun et al., 2010). Both smoked and smokeless, forms of tobacco are associated with increased risk of chronic and terminal diseases (Critchley et al., 2003; Gupta et al., 2003; Nair et al., 2004; Krishna et al., 2013). Th...

Diagnosis of the disease by dentists and other clinicians through the evaluation of oral clinical findings is a rare incident. Mucocutaneous and granulomatous lesions of the oral cavity alert the clinician to investigate the gastrointestinal tract. This review highlights oral manifestations of gastrointestinal disorders, how various diseases and their presentations are integrated and intertwine...