Objective: This case report aimed to describe the pharmacological management of oral lesions in adenoid cystic submental carcinoma patients undergoing radiotherapy.
 Methods: A 48 y old female radiotherapy complained difficulty eating, swallowing, and speaking due severe pain her cavity for three weeks. Intra-oral examination revealed painful yellowish-white plaques that could not be scrap...

BACKGROUND: The biopsy of an oral mucosal lesion is a minor operation. Pain might be an unpredictable consequence of the oral mucosal biopsy. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and severity of post-operative pain following the biopsy of oral mucosal lesions in patients attending in an oral medicine department of Kerman Dental School. METHODS: Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used...

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Introduction Dental materials are o en suspected to be the causative agent in contact allergic reactions [1, 2, 3, 4]. However, typical morphological correlates are not always found in the oral mucosa. Allergic contact stomatitis generally presents clinically as in ltrated erythema with or without erosions. Having said that, contact allergies occasionally present as lichenoid lesions in the ora...

Lichen Planus (LP) is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease that affects the skin, oral mucosa, genital mucosa, scalp and nails. LP lesions are described using the six P's (planar [flat-topped], purple, polygonal, pruritic, papules and plaques). Onset is usually acute, affecting the flexor surfaces of the wrists, forearms, and legs. The lesions are often covered by lacy, reticular, white ...

Introduction Oral cancer causes considerable morbidity and is associated with a 5-year survival rate of less than 50%. It is a major problem in populations in which alcohol and tobacco use are prevalent such as in lower socioeconomic communities. Oral cancer, like cancers in many other sites, is often preceded by the development of premalignant lesions of the oral mucosa, also termed intraepith...

Introduction Oral cancer causes considerable morbidity and is associated with a 5-year survival rate of less than 50%. It is a major problem in populations in which alcohol and tobacco use are prevalent such as in lower socioeconomic communities. Oral cancer, like cancers in many other sites, is often preceded by the development of premalignant lesions of the oral mucosa, also termed intraepith...

Lipoma is a common tumor of soft tissue. Its location on the oral mucosa is rare, representing 1% to 5% of benign oral tumors although it is the most mesenchymal tumor of the trunk and proximal por-tions of extremities. Lipoma of the oral cavity may occur in any region. The buccal mucosa, tongue, and floor of the mouth are among the common locations. The clinical presentation is typically as an...

Background: Angiokeratoma is an asymptomatic, hyperkeratotic, capillary disorder of the skin present as solitary or multiple, keratotic papules or plaques, which may also be related to Fabry disease. Oral involvement may be observed in cases of widespread muco-cutaneous angiokeratomas, whereas solitary buccal angiokeratoma without systemic/ cutaneous involvement is extremely rare. Case Report: ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of lesions of the oral mucosa from birth to two years in Turkish pediatric patients . MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 299 infants from newborn to two years of age were evaluated from the Outpatient Clinics of the Pediatric Department, in the Fatih University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. The mucosal lesions were documented. The ...