supernumerary tooth is one of the developmental problems in children. mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth present in the midline between the two central incisors. it usually results in oral problems such as malocclusion, food impaction, poor aesthetics, and cyst formation. the prevalence of mesiodens varies between 0.09% and 2.05% in different studies. this paper reviews current literature on et...

With the aim of evaluating exfoliative cytology for the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis oral lesions, eight patients that presented the disease were studied. The presence of fungi was demonstrated in all these cases. It was concluded that the oral exfoliative cytology exam can be effectively used in the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis and contribute to the therapeutic control of oral fo...

Dear Editor-in-Chief Myxoid tumors of oral cavity encompass a broad spectrum of lesions, primarily neoplastic.(1) The significant variations in the biological behaviour; ranging from completely harmless to malignant neoplasm they require an accurate histopathological diagnosis to ensure a proper treatment. (2) Because of the considerable overlapping between the clinical and histopathologi...

The rapid progress of medical and dental science with the invention various drugs have benefited mankind. proper correct diagnosis diseases is primary necessity before treatment. different imaging modality plays an important role in clinical diagnosis, teaching field research. With advent modern technology has also greatly influenced. A diagnostic radiograph become a hotspot applications. advan...

Oral medicine is a specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of complex medical diseases oral mucosa. Successful depends on proper accurate diagnosis. A successful diagnostician must possess qualities such as knowledge, interest, intuition, curiosity, perseverance. His 99.9% systemic illnesses have one or more his symptoms diagnosed by an health professional before general practitio...

Oral cancer is mostly preventable. As the mouth is easily accessible for self or clinical examination early diagnosis of the malignancy is possible, and it greatly increases survival rates.3 The prognosis of oral cancer is poor with lowest survival rates of <50%, within a 5-year period. In spite of advances in the diagnosis and treatment of oral cancer, the proportion of oral cancer cases diagn...

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the evidence available in literature on knowledge of dentists regarding risk factors and early diagnosis oral oropharyngeal cancer. Methods: it is an integrative review literature. Boolean descriptors operators were searched PubMed LILACS databases, using gray literature, English, Spanish Portuguese. Results: 79 152 articles, 24 selected. Of these, eight showed ...

One of the reasons of weight loss and poor performance in horses is decrease in food intake. Oral cavity problems can cause malfunctions in prehension and deglutition resulting in dysphagia. There are few published reports about a metallic foreign body disorders in the oral cavity of horses due to an important role of their flexible lip and incisor teeth in food selection and prehension. This r...

Oral cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers and one of the 10 most common causes of death in the world. Epidemiological studies have shown that the prevalence of oral cancer varies from less than 0.1% to over 40% in different parts of the world. Unfortunately, the majority of oral cancers are diagnosed in advanced stages after becoming symptomatic. In comparison with malignant neoplasms at...

BACKGROUND Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has a remarkably high incidence worldwide, and a fairly serious prognosis, encouraging further research into advanced technologies for noninvasive methods of making early diagnoses, ideally in primary care settings. OBJECTIVES Our purpose was to examine the validity of using advanced noninvasive technologies in diagnosis of OSCC by identifying an...