background: qat (also known as khat , kat and miraa ) is a green-leaved plant ( catha edulis ). it is a shrub indigenous to yemen and certain parts of eastern africa. chewing the leaves, which have sympathomimetic and euphoric effects, has been documented in many countries and increased with worldwide migration. the effect of long-term chewing qat on the oral cavity is unknown. objective: a sys...

conclusions child dental neglect has many long-term impacts. the main professionals who are responsible for identification, intervention and treatment of child dental neglect are dental practitioners. however, other professionals cannot ignore this task. finally, child dental neglect, despite its derivative outcomes, may be a presentation of a broader maltreatment. results distinguishing the di...

it has been argued that oral lichen planus (olp) may increase the risk of oral cancer. patients with olp may be at an increased risk for developing of oscc (oral squamous cell carcinoma). here, the author reports a case of olp initially presenting with a clearly benign olp lesion that transformed into oscc over a course of 18 months. this report may provide a clear evidence for olp lesion as a ...

statement of the problem oral health education may play an important role in the prevention of oral complications of diabetes mellitus. different methods have been used to present these educations purpose this study investigated the efficacy of oral health education package to increase knowledge of diabetic patients about oral health in iran. materials and methods in this experimental study, 37...

previous studies on etiology of squamous cell carcinoma (scc) of the tongue have reported results with respect to long term exposure to cigarette smoking and alcohol abuse. the aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for scc of the tongue in a set of patients with minimum exposure to cigarette smoking and alcohol. sixty four cases with diagnosis of oral tongue scc were reviewed in thi...

background: breastfeeding failures and oral feeding problems in preterm infants result in long-term health complications. in this study, therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effect of oral stimulation along with non-nutritive sucking (nns) on independent oral feeding initiation and weight gain in preterm infants. methods: this prospective randomized clinical trial was carried out at aliasghar ho...

conclusions oral health behavior-related factors can influence patients’ periodontal status and oral hygiene levels. results in total, 50.8% of participants had cpi 2, and the average of sohi was 1.97 ± 0.7 (fair to poor). among lifestyle variables, smoking and physical activity each had a significant relationship with periodontal health (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.001, respectively). there were also...

this study focused on investigating the impact of keeping oral dialogue journals on efl learners’ oral fluency. sixty participants were ed out of 80 undergraduate freshmen who were studying english translation at sanandaj islamic azad university and pre-intermediate students at passargadeh jam language school based on their scores on a piloted proficiency test. they were then randomly divided i...

glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. despite tremendous advances in medical and surgical management of glaucoma in the recent years, the prevalence of glaucoma related blindness is anticipated to increase in the future decades because of the aging population. stem cells have the potential to change the glaucoma management in several ways. there are several areas of ...

there is great interest worldwide in discovering and developing a permanent source of tissues which would be capable of generating any cell type and which would avoid the problem of transplant rejection. stem cells are cells that can specialize into the many different cells found in the human body. the ethical objections concerning stem cells have focused primarily on their source. human embryo...