the aim of this study was to determine the prognosis and survival for patients with borderlineovarian tumor (bot). a retrospective review of 30 patients with serous andmucinous bot treated at or referred to our institution was performed. fifteenpatients (50%) had serous, and the others had mucinous bot. about 86% of allpatients in both groups were in stage i of the disease. the recurrent diseas...

The maximal sniff generated mouth and transdiaphragmatic pressures of six healthy volunteers (three women and three men) were measured at various lung volumes between residual volume and 95% of total lung capacity. At residual volume the mean (SD) maximum transdiaphragmatic pressure was 163 (18) cm H2O (1 cm H2O = 0.0981 kPa). With increasing lung volume the maximum pressures generated declined...

HIV-positive as well as other immunocompromised women and men have increased risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated nogenital and oral cancers. The effectiveness of a HPV vaccine to reduce the incidence of these tumors in immunocompromised individuals ay depend on several factors, including the effects of immunocompromise on the response to vaccination, the extent of prior infection ith ...

IN 1950 Ledlie and Harmer published a report on 800 patients with cancer of the mouth seen at the Royal Marsden Hospital (then the Royal Cancer Hospital) between January, 1936, and December, 1945, with a minimum follow-up period of 3 years. These same patients have been reviewed again up to the end of December, 1956, the minimum follow-up period being 11 years. The success or failure of the fir...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of the Baby's Mouth early dental care prevention and promotion program in preventing oral diseases (caries, gingivitis, or malocclusions) in children attended since 2010. METHODS This was a cross-sectional and cohort study that assessed 252 children between 36 and 60 months of age in both sexes. The children were divided into three groups: G1: effective partic...

About a decade ago, carbohydrate mouth rinsing was shown to enhance endurance exercise performance. This improvement was more pronounced in a fasted compared to a fed state, suggesting that the ergogenic effect of carbohydrate mouth rinse is dependent on endogenous carbohydrate storage. Hence, indirectly highlights the potential use of carbohydrate mouth rinse as a potential strategy to mitigat...

BACKGROUND Population-based studies describing the association between education and cancer incidence has not yet been reported from India. METHODS Information on the educational attainment of 4417 cancer cases aged 14 years and above, diagnosed during 2003-2006 in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India, was obtained from the Dindigul Ambilikkai Cancer Registry, which registers invasive cancer ...

This study was conducted to assess oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among Brazilian dental students. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 300 dental students at the Federal University of Parana, Brazil. To measure OHRQoL, the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) was self-administered and a questionnaire was filled out addressing socio-demographic characteristics, health...

Background Allergists are often consulted to diagnose and manage patients presenting with edema of the lips, tongue and mouth. It is often feared that the swelling would extend and jeopardize the airway and therefore treatment for presumed anaphylaxis may be initiated. We present three cases where the presentation was thought to due to an allergic reaction, but the etiologies were determined to...