Background: The clinical and pathological evaluation of oral lesions are very important in this field. The purpose of this study was to assess clinico- pathological agreement on 232 cases with oral lesion s.Methods: The consecutive files of 232 patients with oral lesions from pathological laboratory archives of Babol Dental faculty and Shahid Beheshti Hospital were reviewed and the data include...

stem cell-based therapy has great potential in treating health conditions including cardiovascular, autoimmune, type i diabetes, neurodegenerative and bone and cartilage diseases also in spinal cord injuries, malformations and cancer. in addition to their potential use to treat systemic diseases, stem cell-based therapy also provides a powerful tool to treat oral and dental diseases such as cra...

background and aims. many oral squamous cell carcinomas develop from potentially malignant disorders (pmds) which include a variety of lesions and conditions characterized by an increased risk for malignant transformation. this study evaluated the quantitative expression of egfr in normal oral mucosa, oral leukoplakia and oral submucous fibrosis to predict the malignant risk in compliance with ...

Introduction: Few studies on benign soft tissue tumors of oral cavity have been conducted in an Iranian population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the benign soft tissue tumors of the oral cavity in three central pathology centers of Rasht, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, all benign soft tissue tumors of the oral cavity, were retrieved fro...

the aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of human papillomavirus (hpv) 16/18 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (oscc) and normal oral mucosa in iranian individuals with oscc and their association with various risk factors. the investigation followed a hospital-based case-control design. cases were individuals with diagnosed oscc, age- and sex-matched with controls. sixty-six paraffin...

abstract today, the laser is used in a wide range of dental procedures. some of the advantages of some lasers in treatment of oral soft tissue lesions are: elimination of need for local anesthesia, minimal bleeding, fast healing, absence of postoperative complications and reduction of recurrence rate. for these reasons is was used for treatment of oral fibroma. to our knowledge this is the firs...

Stem cell-based therapy has great potential in treating health conditions including cardiovascular, autoimmune, type I diabetes, neurodegenerative and bone and cartilage diseases also in spinal cord injuries, malformations and cancer. In addition to their potential use to treat systemic diseases, stem cell-based therapy also provides a powerful tool to treat oral and dental diseases such as cra...

background: melatonin is a free radical scavenger. it has also antioxidant effects through its stimulatory actions on antioxidant system. objective: we conducted this study to examine the effect of different oral doses of melatonin on liver tissue. methods: we used 42 rats—6 rats in each group. group i served as the control group; group ii rats were pretreated with only melatonin; group iii was...

Many types of soft tissue grafts have been used for the reconstruction of oral mucosal defects. The best results are achieved with mucosal grafts; however, when large areas must be grafted, sufficient donor tissue is not available. Tissue engineering represents an alternative method to obtain sufficient autologous tissue for reconstructing oral wounds. Herein we present a pediatric patient with...