Etiology of Oral Cancer Elsy-Britt Schildt, M.D., Department of Oncology, University Hospital, S-901 85 Umeå, Sweden. Oral cancer is a disease with increasing incidence in most West European countries. In Sweden in 1995, intraoral cancer accounted for 1.4% and 0.8% of malignant tumours among men and women respectively. The disease has a bad prognosis and approximately half of the patients will ...

abstract introduction. cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in developed counteries and it’s morbidity and mortality is also increasing in asia. hypertension, hyperlipidemia and smoking are majore risk factors of atherosclerosis. in recent years infectious agents such as clamidia pneumoniae, helicobacter pylori and dental flora infections seems to be effective in development...

Rothia spp. are gram-positive pleomorphic bacteria that are part of the normal oral microflora. They are associated with dental and periodontal disease, although systemic infections have also been reported. We describe the case of a 75-year-old lady with rheumatoid arthritis who presented with prosthetic knee joint infection due to Rothia aeria. We discuss its identification and the evidence re...

Medicine and dentistry interface at many levels. For example, the focal infection theory, popular at the outset of the 1900s, suggested that systemic ailments could be traced to dental infections, which, in those days, were common, chronic, and often untreated. With the advent of modern dental and medical treatment, particularly antibiotics, this relationship was largely forgotten. Until recent...

background oral-dental diseases, especially tooth decay, are among the most common diseases in the world which usually begin in adolescence. oral health during this period of life has a huge impact on the reduction of dental problems. this study aimed to determine motivating and inhibiting factors to oral-dental health behavior in adolescents. materials and methods this cross-sectional which ha...

Introduction: Deep neck space infections (DNSI) are serious diseases that involve several spaces in the neck. The common primary sources of DNSI are dental infections, tonsillar and salivary gland infections, malignancies, and foreign bodies. With widespread use of antibiotics, the prevalence of DNSI has been reduced. Common complications of DNSI include airway obstruction, jugular vein thrombo...

Respiratory infections are commonly encountered among dental patients. Commonalities between chemotherapeutic options and the anatomic proximity with the oral cavity lead to much interplay between oral and respiratory infections. There is a growing body of literature pointing to a direct association between oral pathogens and respiratory diseases. Recent studies have reported on oral bacteria a...

Many of the protective immune responses of old people are impaired and this leads to an increased risk of oral bacterial infections. Little is known about the interaction between the systemic immune response on one hand and oral infections and oral diseases on the other. Here, we conducted an epidemiological study of the independent elderly to determine the relationships between activated natur...

In patients with artificial joints, the need for antimicrobial prophylaxis during dental procedures is often raised. The present document describes the pathogenic mechanisms and epidemiological data on the subject of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) after dental procedures. The document reflects the opinion and recommendations of the expert group 'Infection' of Swiss Orthopaedics. Microorg...

The oral microbial community (microbiota) plays a critical role in human health and disease. Alterations in the oral microbiota may be associated with disorders such as gingivitis, periodontitis, childhood caries, alveolar osteitis, oral candidiasis and endodontic infections. In the immunosuppressed population, the spectrum of potential oral disease is even broader, encompassing candidiasis, ne...