Atrophia idiopathica mucosa oris is an oral fibrosing disease resulting in marked rigidity and an eventual inability to open the mouth or had limited mouth opening. Patients with limited mouth opening are a common occurrence in prosthodontic practice. The majority of these patients can be treated with exercise and stretching movements before impressions are made. Some will not respond to these ...

This study was designed to estimate objectively the hardness of the oral mucosa which is not directly supported by the bone. A new, easy-to-use hardness-measurement apparatus for measuring the oral mucosa free of the underlining bone was manufactured for trial use. The hardness values of the oral mucosa were evaluated quantitatively, resulting from pressing 2 mm into the mucosa with a 2-mm-in-d...

Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a late complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), occurring in 18% to 70% of recipients.1-3 The oral tissues may be involved in up to 90% of the patients that present cGVHD in other organs.4-10 Oral mucosa lesions and salivary gland dysfunction are the main manifestations of oral cGVHD, but a reduction of the mouth opening ...

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....

E4 CUTIS WWW.CUTIS.COM To the Editor: A 34-year-old woman presented for evaluation of dry mouth and painless peeling of the oral mucosa of 2 months’ duration. She denied any other skin eruptions, dry eyes, vulvar or vaginal pain, or recent hair loss. A recent antinuclear antibodies test was negative. The patient’s medical history was otherwise unremarkable and her current medications included m...

AIM The aim of this preliminary study was to detect cytological changes in the oral mucosa after using a mouth wash with alcohol. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective double-blind, controlled study was performed, for 6 months. Group 1 consisted of 30 subjects who used a mouth rinse with 26.9% of alcohol [Listerine] and Group 2 consisted of 30 subjects who used a mouth rinse with the same ingred...

BACKGROUND: Currently, numerous metal structures are used in dentistry, such as implants, pins, dentures, etc. These often made of various metals and alloys with different electrochemical potentials. This circumstance can lead to the appearance a galvanic cell, consisting structures. In existing literature, no data reveal frequency detection pairs mouth absence syndrome oral mucosal diseases.&#...

Background And Objectives: Oral cavity cancer is a one of the common form of malignancies in the northeastern India. This study was to analyze, treatments and outcomes of oral cancers. Materials And Methods: The study was conducted in the department of Otorhinolaryngology and head Neck Surgery, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India between February 2014 to September 2015. ...

Lipoma, a benign tumor of adipose tissue is one of the most common benign neoplasms of the body. However, lipomas in the oral and maxillofacial region are rarely encountered. It accounts for 1 to 4% of benign neoplasms of mouth affecting predominantly the buccal mucosa, floor of mouth and tongue. We report a case of intraoral lipoma in buccal vestibule in which surgical excision was done under ...

Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain disorder with distressing symptoms. It is characterized by an absence of organic disease, yet a persistent burning and/or itching sensation in the oral cavity [1]. It mainly affects the tip and the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, although other areas, including the hard palate, lips and alveolar ridges, buccal mucosa and the floor of the mouth, ...