Oral tissues interactions with lights and matters are gaining interest in themedical field andmore specifically in dentistry. The introduction of tooth colored resin composite had a significant impact in pushing dentistry into the esthetic arena based on 2 major developments: adhesion and light-cured materials. Different light curing devices were introduced based on the mode of action and wavel...

This report is based on an action research multiple baseline design study across five different qualitative aspects of spoken interaction used to evaluate the effectiveness of a flashcard system to improve oral performance in the ESL classroom. The participants were ten children attending third grade in a public school in Bogotá, and who were assessed as having low oral performance in spoken En...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity is one of the most prevalent tumors of the head and neck region. Despite an ever-expanding fund of knowledge regarding the etiology and pathophysiology of malignant neoplasms, oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) continues to be a disfiguring and deadly disease. For patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity or oropharynx, the 5-year survi...

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OBJECTIVE To evaluate physician and pharmacist knowledge on potential drug interactions between combined oral contraceptives (COC) and broad-spectrum antibiotics and determine if any difference exists between responses. METHODS Two hundred licensed retail pharmacists and 200 licensed family practice physicians in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland were mailed an anonymous sur...

Star fruit juice is a potent in vitro inhibitor of CYP3A; however, few reports are available on the inhibition of CYP3A activities by star fruit juice in vivo. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the CYP3A-mediated star fruit-drug interaction in vivo. The effect of star fruit juice on carbamazepine pharmacokinetics was examined in rats. In comparison with water, the area under the concent...

background: keratinocyte growth factor (kgf) is a potent epithelial mitogen that acts by binding the kgf receptors (kgfrs) expressed on epithelial cells and regulates proliferation and differentiation. the objective of this study was to investigate the expression of kgf in the epithelium in oral precancer. materials and methods: archival tissues of oral submucous fibrosis (smf) and leukoplakia ...