introduction: 90% of the tumors in the head and neck are squamous-cell carcinomas (hnscc), which have overall 5- year survival rate between 50% -60%. cd44 has been shown to be associated with the prognosis.  materials and methods: biopsy specimens of 51 patients with oral tongue scc were evaluated by immunohistochemistry (ihc) for the cd44 antibody.  results: there was no significant correlatio...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the light and electron microscopic structure of the tongue in white-eared bulbul (pycnonotus leucotis). six adult white-eared bulbul (3 males and 3 females) in shahrekord district were used in the investigation. samples of the apex, body and root of the tongue were prepared routinely for light and electron microscopic study. results showed that th...

BACKGROUND Ankyloglossia or tongue-tie is a congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenum. Its prevalence in the newborn population is approximately 4%. Its mode of inheritance has been studied in some articles, but no conclusion has been established. Also, no relevant report has been published in Korea. This study was conducted to elucidate the genetic inheritance of a...

background and aims. there is no consensus about the effect of tongue thrusting on incisor position. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the position of anterior teeth in growing children with tongue thrust swallowing. materials and methods. in the present study 193 subjects with an age range of 9 to 13 years participated. all the patients were examined by a trained investigator and those...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the light and electron microscopic structure of the tongue in White-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis). Six adult White-eared bulbul (3 males and 3 females) in Shahrekord district were used in the investigation. Samples of the apex, body and root of the tongue were prepared routinely for light and electron microscopic study. Results showed that th...

in a prospective clinical trial, the incidence of scrotal tongue in psoriatic patients was studied. one hundred psoriatics and the same number of non-psoriatic individuals were evaluated for the incidence of fissured tongue, age, duration of illness, and clinical types of psoriasis. in this study 49 psoriatic patients (49%) and 28 non-psoriatic persons (28%) had fissured tongue. the most common...

to doing this research daily interpolated temperature data from asfezari data base have been used. in order to recognition extreme cold days, the normalized temperature deviation index (ntdi) applied. then the index sorted according to extensive and severity and first 500 days selected for analysis. the geopotential height data extracted from www.esrl.noaa.gov data base. the thickness anomaly c...

In a prospective clinical trial, the incidence of scrotal tongue in psoriatic patients was studied. One hundred psoriatics and the same number of non-psoriatic individuals were evaluated for the incidence of fissured tongue, age, duration of illness, and clinical types of psoriasis. In this study 49 psoriatic patients (49%) and 28 non-psoriatic persons (28%) had fissured tongue. The most c...