Statement of Problem: Early diagnoses of oral malignancies and pre-malignancies have direct effect in the outcome of these lesions. Therefore the techniques for early diagnosis have been considered as useful method in practice. Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of Oratest and Generic Toluidine Blue (GTB) in the detection of oral malignancy and premalignancy. Materia...

Genetic alterations at critical chromosome loci have been shown to be predictors of the progression of oral premalignancy-to-invasive cancer. We obtained a unique group of oral biopsies, initially collected during a prospective study designed to test the ability of OraTest (toluidine blue), to identify recurrent oral neoplastic lesions in patients with definite therapy for head and neck or uppe...

statement of problem: early diagnoses of oral malignancies and pre-malignancies have direct effect in the outcome of these lesions. therefore the techniques for early diagnosis have been considered as useful method in practice. purpose: the aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of oratest and generic toluidine blue (gtb) in the detection of oral malignancy and premalignancy. materia...

BACKGROUND As the technological level of healthcare increases, it is important not to lose sight of the basics of patient care. No matter how sophisticated dental techniques have become, preventive dentistry still remains the foundation for oral health. Therefore, antimicrobial mouthrinses are developed to provide an effective means of preventing colonization by micro-organisms. AIM The aim o...

Introduction Periodontal disease comprises of a group of inflammatory conditions of the supporting tissues of the teeth that are caused by bacteria. Our understanding of the etiology of periodontal diseases has undergone major advances in recent decades. In the mid 1900s it was believed that all bacterial species found in dental plaque were equally capable of causing disease and that periodonti...