INTRODUCTION In the modern competitive society, a pleasing appearance often dictates the difference between success and failure in both our personal and professional lives. Evaluation of gingival biotype is very important from the start of treatment plan to the final restorative placement to provide excellent esthetics. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY For the study, subjects were divided into 4 gro...

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare finding in the adolescent population, with most cases occurring in patients with underlying heritable diseases or immunologic conditions. Moreover, the incidence of oral SCC in this age group is extremely low. While isolated cases of adolescent oral SCC have been documented, most have been primary tongue or lip lesions. We report 4 cases of gingival SCC o...

children suffering from decreased renal function may demand unique considerations regarding special oral and dental conditions they are encountered to. it is mentioned that renal function deterioration may affect the hard or soft tissues of the mouth. having knowledge about the high prevalence of dental defects, calculus, gingival hyperplasia, modified salivary composition and tissue responses ...

Unlike skin, oral gingival do not scar in response to tissue injury. Fibroblasts, the cell type responsible for connective tissue repair and scarring, are exposed to mechanical tension during normal and pathological conditions including wound healing and fibrogenesis. Understanding how human gingival fibroblasts respond to mechanical tension is likely to yield valuable insights not only into gi...

BACKGROUND The main factor related to gingival/periodontal problems in disabled individuals is the inadequacy of the plaque removal from the teeth. Motor coordination problems and muscular limitation in neuromuscularly disabled individuals along with the difficulty in understanding the importance of oral hygiene in mentally disabled individuals have resulted in the progression of inflammatory d...

The oral signs and symptoms may be reflect a undetected serious systemic diseases. Depending on the oral manifestation the dentists and physicians make attention and focusing on specific diagnoses. In some cases oral involvement may be frequently herald the onset of the disease which requires the dentists to better knowledge of changes in the oral cavity. In the oral cavity local symptoms and f...

In personal communication we have never seen or heard of hair being detected in the oral cavity. Even Julia Pastrana, the famous "Bearded Lady" of the 1800's, had no record of oral hair, although her entire body was covered with hair. Extensive records of her oral condition, including plaster models of her teeth have been preserved in the Odontological Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in...

Many systemic diseases are early indicated by oral manifestations. Among such systemic diseases Leukemia is one which shows characteristic oral manifestations. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by maturation arrest of myeloid cells which leads to increase in number of myeloblasts in the bone marrow and hemopoietic insufficiency. Patients with AML in general may present with a wide v...

FAM20A is a member of family of related proteins that has been named family with sequence similarity 20 (FAM20) with three members (FAM20A, FAM20B and FAM20C) in mammals. Recently, some studies have reported that patients with Amelogenesis Imperfecta caused by FAM20A mutation displayed several dental phenotypes including hypoplastic enamel, failure of tooth development and gingival hyperplasia....