INTRODUCTION One of the most important symptoms of Sjögren syndrome is xerostomia. The oral cavity deprived of saliva and its natural lubricative, protective and antibacterial properties is prone to a number of unfavourable consequences. AIM To present the most important lesions on the oral mucosa in primary and secondary Sjögren syndrome and in dry mouth syndrome. MATERIAL AND METHODS The ...

Granulomatous cheilitis (GC) is a poorly understood disease process belonging to the larger group of orofacial granulomatosis. The treatment of GC has proven exceedingly difficult. While various treatments have been applied to GC, there has been no uniform or predictably successful model demonstrated in the literature. Poor understanding of the aetiological mechanisms underpinning GC has signif...

Cheilitis glandularis (CG) is a rare benign affection of the lip mucosa. The etiology and pathogenesis of CG are unknown. Surgical measures are the leading therapeutic options to treat CG. This case report on a 55-year-old female illustrates the recurrent affection of the lips over several years and local therapy. Furthermore, the study of the resected glands intends to differentiate the lesion...

The present study was conducted with an objective to clinically assess rural school going children in the Rural Area of Bhilwara District. The study was conducted in village Hurda of Hurdapanchayatsamiti in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. A total of 120 school going children (15 girls and 15 boys from each school) were selected. In the Clinical assessment, respondents revealed, an equal number ...

BACKGROUND To demonstrate the value of videoroscopy in identifying lesions and alterations not seen by oroscopy and to select the area for biopsy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eighty patients were subjected to anamnesis, physical exam, videoroscopy exam, toluidine blue test and biopsy. A diagram of the lips was created to record the exact location where the lesion was found. RESULTS Physical exam i...

We study the angular momentum (AM) of the arbitrary superposition of counterpropagating paraxial beams that have the same magnitude of the wavenumber. We derive compact analytical expressions for the total AM in a transverse cross section (linear AM density) and the total AM flux through the cross section. We demonstrate that whereas for the time-averaged linear AM density its separation into t...

Allergic contact cheilitis caused by olaflur in toothpaste Anton de Groot1, Ron Tupker2, Diny Hissink3 and Marjolijn Woutersen4 1Acdegroot Publishing, 8351 HV Wapserveen, The Netherlands, 2Department of Dermatology, Sint Antonius Hospital, 3435 CM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, 3Consumer and Safety Division, Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, 3511 GG Utrecht, The Netherlands,...