Precancerous lesions of oral mucosa, known as potentially malignant disorders in recent years, are consists a group diseases, which should be diagnosed the early stage. Oral leukoplakia, submucous fibrosis, and erythroplakia most common mucosal diseases that have very high transformation rate.

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among fishermen population in the coastal region of Kutch, Gujarat, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among the 979 fishermen of Kutch District, Gujarat, India. The proforma included information on demographic detai...

BACKGROUND Conflicting data exist regarding the contribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) to the development of head and neck squamous cell papillomas. METHODS Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded papillomas were tested for 28 mucosal and 79 cutaneous HPVs using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods. RESULTS Eighty-three papillomas (43 oropharyngeal, 31 oral, 6 laryngeal, and 3 nasopha...

Denture stomatitis is a prevalent and longstanding problem in complete denture wearers. Post denture placement produces significant changes in the oral environment that may have an adverse effect on the integrity of the oral tissues. Mucosal changes could result from a mechanical irritation by the dentures, traumatic occlusion, an accumulation of microbial plaque, fungal infection or, a toxic o...

UNLABELLED Geriatric dentistry or gerodontics is the delivery of dental care to older adults involving the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of problems associated with normal aging and age-related diseases as part of an interdisciplinary team with other health care professionals. AIM To evaluate the oral mucosal status in the elderly population of different age group and fnd out the associ...

results out of the 129 elderly participants, aged between 60-87 years (mean: 66.71 ± 6.21), males constituted 58.1% (n = 75) of patients and female were 41.9% (n = 54). normal variations of oral mucosa were observed in 62% (n = 80) of patients, while 44.2% (n = 57) had oral mucosal lesions. normal variations were significantly associated with smoking (or = 1.2), while denture wearers were at hi...

1Department of Medicine, 2Department of coeliac patients on a Medical Microbiology, University of Turku, Turku, 3Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Tampere and Institute of Medical gluten-free diet Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, 4Central Laboratory, University Hospital of Turku, 5Turku City Hospital, Turku, 6MediCity Research Laboratory and Lähteenoja H, Toivanen A, V...