BACKGROUND Cervical nodal status is one of prognostic factors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The objective of this study was to identify prognostic factors of cervical node status including site and size of primary tumors, presence of lymphovascular invasion, and size of cervical node for appropriate further treatment in HNSCC. METHODS A 5-year retrospective review of patie...

Salivary functions rely on its various physicochemical characteristics and any variations under threshold levels are considered risk factors for the development of oral diseases. Aim: A single-blind randomized cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess the effect of chewing tobacco on pH of saliva and tongue coating and its impact on oral microflora. Materials and Method: Forty-five (15 con...

Practitioners and policy-makers need information about the relative frequency of dental anomalies among children in their region. This study investigated the prevalence of different oral anomalies among schoolchildren in Sana'a city, Yemen. A sample of 1000 private and public schoolchildren aged 4-12 years were examined by the same examiner using disposable tongue blades. The total prevalence o...

Fig. 1-1. A, Clinical mirror image of patient’s left tongue demonstrates a 2.5 2-cm well-delineated plaque with a yellow hue and subtle verrucous architecture. Located anteriorly on the lateral border of the tongue is a homogenous leukoplakia. B, Clinical image of patient’s left tongue 1 week after biopsy. Biopsy was taken from the center of the leukoplakia and the anterosuperior margin of the ...

BACKGROUND Only few studies on tongue lesions considered sizable populations, and contemporary literature does not provide a valid report regarding the epidemiology of tongue lesions within the Italian population. In this report, the histopathological and clinical appearance of 1.106 tongue lesions from northern Italians are described and discussed. MATERIAL AND METHODS The case records of pa...

BACKGROUND Multilevel obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea commonly includes retroglossal obstruction. To improve surgical success rates, tongue volume reduction with posterior midline glossectomy and/or lingual tonsillectomy is widely performed. METHODS Nasotracheal intubation was utilized, and the combined tongue procedure was performed as a final step after palatal surgery. The tongue wa...

Tuberculosis is a granulomatous disease caused by mycobacterium.1-3 The lung is the most common site of involvement, and it is very rare to involve the oral cavity.1,2 Most of the tuberculous lesions of oral cavity are secondary to lung disease, usually seen in elderly patients.1 Primary tuberculosis of the oral cavity is rare and is most commonly found in children and adolescents rather than i...

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility of optical imaging using activatable near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) agents to detect oral cancer and cervical lymph node metastasis in vivo. DESIGN In vivo study. SETTING University medical center. SUBJECTS Female nude mice aged 4 to 6 weeks. INTERVENTION Luciferase-expressing OSC-19-luc cells were injected into the tongues of nude mice. A control ...