This 45 years old lady complained of asymmetry of her face since the age of 15 years. She also complained of decreased sweating on the left side and an intermittent left hemicranial headache. Examination revealed marked atrophy of the left side of the face involving the skin, subcutaneous tissue and muscles of the orbital, maxillary and mandibular regions. There was no induration or tightening ...

BACKGROUND Radiation treatment for head and neck cancer often results in difficulty swallowing. Muscle weakness and fibrosis have been identified clinically as possible etiologies for swallowing problems following radiation. Aging may compound the effects of radiation on swallowing because radiation-induced damage to muscles and other tissues critical for the oropharyngeal swallow is overlaid o...

Unilateral interruption of the chorda-lingual nerve led to a loss of most epithelial axons and to the deterioration of fungiform taste buds in the anterior portion of the tongue of albino rats, mongolian gerbils, and golden hamsters. By three weeks after surgery the following percentages of fungiform taste buds had completely disappeared: 71% in gerbils, 28% in rats, and 26% in hamsters. Residu...

AIM The aim of this article is to report a case of iron deficiency diagnosed in a child after routine oral examination. CASE REPORT A 5-year-old male child of African descent was brought to the paediatric dental clinic of a public university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His mother's main complaint was her child's decayed teeth and sensitivity in the tongue every time he ate spicy or hot food. A...

In a previous paper (Tomaszewski, 1951) a survey was made of the side-effects of chloramphenicol and aureomycin treatment. These were divided into general, gastro-intestinal, genito-rectal, and oral manifestations. Changes in the oral cavity were found more frequently than in other parts of the body. They consisted of dryness of the mouth, throat manifestations, angular stomatitis, and changes ...

BACKGROUND The relation between tongue color and gastroesophageal disease is unclear. This study was done to investigate the associations between tongue color (TC), endoscopic findings, Helicobacter.pylori infection status, and serological atrophic gastritis (SAG). METHODS The participants were 896 residents of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, aged 28-86 years. The tongue was photographed, esophagog...

BACKGROUND Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes bilateral white striations, papules, or plaques on the buccal mucosa, tongue, and gingivae. Erythema, erosions, and blisters may or may not be present. Several empirical therapies have been used in the treatment of (OLP). OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of low level laser therapy (LLLT) versus topical steroids ...

background: atrophic vaginitis is a disease, which affects up to 50% of postmenopausal women. this study compared the effectiveness and user-friendliness of vagifem (an estradiol vaginal tablet) and vaginal estrogen cream in the treatment of atrophic vaginitis. materials and methods: one hundred and  sixty postmenopausal women with symptoms of atrophic  vaginitis were randomly divided into two ...