Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze cytologically the buccal mucosa, tonge dorsum and floor of the mouth in diabetic patients and healthy volunteers to determine what cellular changes are affected by diabetes mellitus. Method: In order to evaluate cellular changes induced by diabetes mellitus, exfoliative cytology was used for the analysis of buccal mucosa, tongue dorsum and floor of the ...

introduction: according to the prevalence of sore mouth, its outcome and possible role of anemia in its etiology and some contradictions in this theory, our study was performed to evaluate the role of iron deficiency anemia as a etiological factor for sore mouth. materials and methods: this historical cohort study was performed on 40 cases, including 20 anemic patients as the experimental group...

Lipomais a most common benign neoplasm of mature adipose tissue in trunk and extremities. The oral cavity rarely affected by this neoplasm(1-4%) and more occurs in buccal mucosa. Floor of the mouth is rarely affected. Usually its size is less than 3 cm. The present report shows an unusual case of large lipoma (5.5 cm in greatest dimension) in the floor of the mouth of a 68- year- old male and r...

background: superficial mucocele presents as small, clear vesicle on noninflamed mucosa. in this study, we report several vesicles on the bucal mucosa of a woman diagnosed as superficial mucocele.case presentation: a 48-year old woman presented with multiple vesicles on her labial mucosa, ventral surface of the tongue, floor of the mouth and palate. a mucosal biopsy was taken from the vesicle. ...

Cancer is a non-communicable disease in which cells of any organ the body grow out control. The subject our research cancer that occurs oral cavity, includes lips, inner lining lips and cheeks called buccal mucosa, teeth, gums, front tongue, floor mouth below hard palate (bony roof mouth).

One of the imperative features of the oral cavity is the presence of different areas, which are characterized by unique sets of tissue organization. These regions are divided into lining mucosa (buccal mucosa, labial mucosa, alveolar mucosa, mucosa lining the ventral surface of the tongue, floor of the mouth, and soft palate) and masticatory mucosa (hard palate, attached gingiva, and dorsal sur...

Xerostomia, the subjective sensation of dry mouth, occurs when the salivary flow rate is less than the rate of fluid loss from the mouth by evaporation and by absorption of water through the oral mucosa. Evaporation can only occur during mouth-breathing but could reach a maximum rate of about 0.21 ml/min at rest, although normally it would be much less. Water absorption through the mucosa can o...

Introduction: Heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst of the oral cavity is an extremely rare lesion with fewer than 40 cases reported in the English literature. It usually involves the soft tissue covering the floor of the mouth and the tongue. Lining of this lesion resembles gastric or intestinal mucosa. Case Report: In this report we describe the lesion in two boys and discuss their pathogenesis.