Background: Oral lesions can affect people’s quality of life by impairment of chewing, swallowing and speech. These lesions may originate from epithelial or mesenchymal tissues. Malignant oral lesions could be life-threatening. Epidemiological data about oral lesions in our country is limited. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the frequency of histopathologic features of oral ...

Changes in sexual life during pregnancy and after childbirth Some women may have less desire for sex, experience less satisfying sexual relationships and feel uncomfortable having sex during pregnancy and after childbirth. However, others may be more satisfied with their sexual life and have more desire for sex. Some women may enjoy foreplay, oral sex or masturbation more than actual intercours...

PURPOSE The current study examined the association between formal and non-formal virginity pledges and the initiation of genital play, oral sex, and vaginal intercourse among adolescents. METHODS Logistic regressions controlling for age, gender, race, expectancies, academic achievement, contraceptive education, perceived peer pledging behavior, and parental and peer attitudes were conducted t...

BACKGROUND Oral Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is rare in the general population but common in high-risk individuals. Recent data indicate that oral HPV is associated with the development of head and neck carcinomas. HPV16 infection, in particular, increases the risk of oropharyngeal cancer. METHODS We evaluated oral HPV prevalence and determinants of infection in cancer-free HIV-infect...

Psychosocial impact that emanate from common oral disorders related to „Dental Appearance‟ is an emerging issue among today‟s adolescents. Thus establishing the significance of psychosocial impact is a priority area in oral health research. Objectives: The aim of the present study is to quantify the psychosocial impact of dental appearance and to understand the oral health status, oral health n...

BACKGROUND Oral lymphoma is the second most common malignancy of the head and neck region after malignant epithelial tumors. OBJECTIVES Considering the lack of a multicenter study on the frequency of oral lymphoma in Iran, this study aimed to assess the relative frequency of oral lymphomas in Iran during a 6-year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS This multicenter, retrospective, cross-sectional...

OBJECTIVES To assess, in men who were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who identified themselves as having had sex with men; the nasopharyngeal prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, N meningitidis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and candida species; oral sexual behaviour; the relation between oral flora and oral sexual behavior. METHOD Nasopharyngeal swabs were taken from...

Both the deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are classified into venous thromboembolism (VTE). Risk factors for VTE multifactorial with both genetic non-genetic risk factors. Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin, ABO blood group three widely researched mutations highly associated to while there other rarer such as Protein C, S, Antithrombin deficiencies. Race ethnicity, age, sex, diet lifestyle...