Introduction: As a result of aging process, oral mucosa becomes susceptible to oral diseases. Having knowledge about prevalence and distribution of geriatric oral diseases is essential for prevention and treatment planning. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of geriatric patients’ oral biopsies in specimens obtained in medical centers of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. Methods:...

BACKGROUND There is a paucity of information about the oral pathology related articles published in a pathology journal. This study aimed to audit the oral pathology related articles published in Iranian Journal of Pathology (Iran J Pathol) from 2006 to 2015. METHODS Bibliometric analysis of issues of Iran J Pathol from 2006 to 2015 was performed using web-based search. The articles published...

Radiation-induced sarcoma (RIS) or postirradiation sarcoma has been reported rarely as a long-term complication of radiation therapy (RT). We report 4 cases of oral sarcomas or sarcomatoid tumors with a rather short latency period after radiotherapy of the prior OSCC. Histopathological evaluation and immunohistochemical study were performed using a panel of markers including vimentin, cytokerat...

1. Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Centre, Moradabad. 2. Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Centre, Moradabad 3. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Centre, Moradabad 4. ...

First submission on 23/04/14; last submission on 16/08/14; accepted for publication on 02/09/14; published on 20/10/14 1. Doctorate in Oral Pathology from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande no Norte (UFRN); professor at the Dentistry Department of Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB). 2. Dental surgeon; master’s student of Oral Pathology at UFRN. 3. Doctoral student of Oral Pathology at UFRN...

Odontogenic tumors: A review of 319 cases in a Nigerian teaching hospital Akinola Ladipo Ladeinde, BDS, FMCDS, FWACS, Oluseyi Folake Ajayi, BDS, FMCDS, Mobolanle Olugbemiga Ogunlewe, BDS, FWACS, Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo, BDS, FMCDS, Godwin Toyin Arotiba, BDS, FMCDS, FWACS, FDSRCS, Babatunde Olamide Bamgbose, BDS, FMCDS, and Jelili Adisa Akinwande, BDS, FMCDS, FWACS, Lagos, Nigeria UNIVERSITY OF LAGO...

Objective. This work evaluated sciatic nerve regeneration after cryotherapy. Study design. Rats underwent surgical access of the sciatic nerve and subsequent cryotherapy, crush lesion or no manipulation. Walking-track, electroneuromyographic and histomorphometric analyses were performed at 15, 30 and 70 postoperative days. Results. At 15 days, the crush and cryotherapy groups showed significant...