Metastatic tumors account for 1% of all oral malignancies. Metastasis to jaw bones is common, particularly in the mandible, rare in the oral soft tissues, and account for only 0.1% of oral malignancies. The majority of metastatic cases (70%) reported in the literature have primary tumors located in the lung, breast, kidney, and colon. Metastasis is a biological complex process that involves det...

Eight children with pyridoxine-dependent seizures (PDS) were seen over a period of 10 years. Of those children, 6 are on regular follow-up. Four of the children were seen in one family. All the patients presented with refractory seizures, mainly neonatal status epilepticus. Though PDS is a rare condition, it must be considered in all cases with refractory seizures, particularly in children youn...

tuberculosis is a chronic, specifi c granulomatous disease and a major cause of death in developing countries. we report a case of tuberculosis presenting fi rst as periodontal loss of tooth support leading to loose teeth and gingival enlargement affecting a 17-year-old female patient without any pulmonary lesion. diagnosis was based on histopathological examination and positive adenosine deami...

background and aim: oral mucosal lesions have various prevalence rates among different populations. few studies have evaluated the frequency of oral mucosal lesions in iranian population. this study aimed to determine the frequency of oral mucosal lesions and the related factors.                        materials and methods: this descriptive study was conducted based on the data in the archives...

The Application of the International Classification of Diseases to Dentistry and Stomatology (ICD-DA) takes from the parent volume (the International Classification of Diseases) all those items of specific interest in regard to oral pathology whether they be common or rare conditions, or whether the pathology originates in the oral cavity or is a manifestation of a systemic disease. The initial...

introduction : although oral cancer is amenable for early detection, it often presents as advanced disease in many of patients. long-lasting ulcer or mucosal discoloration has been described as the key to an early diagnosis; however other symptoms may also exist. the present study aims to describe the frequency of the early symptoms in oral cancer patients, with a special focus on pain. materia...

oral lichen planus is diagnosed according to clinical and histopathological characteristics.some times all of the classical  histopathological features can not be seen.in some articles the presence of mast cells have been noted below the epithelium of oral lichen planus patients.the following study was done to evaluate the number of mast cells in the histopathological sections of 20 oral lichen...

BACKGROUND We examined whether smoking or drinking during or before the diagnosis-year of oral cancer or oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) was related to "subsequent depression" measured months after the oral diagnosis. METHODS Incident cases of oral cancer or OED were identified via 3 oral pathology laboratories. A telephone-administered questionnaire included questions on smoking/drinking his...