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Squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity are quite common, but primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinomas (PIOSCCs) are rare. Their origin from lining of different odontogenic cysts has been documented. More than 50% of such cases have been reported to occur in periapical inflammatory cysts, and less than 10 cases are reported to arise from odontogenic keratocyst (OKC). One such rare case of a PIOSCC, which presented as an OKC initially, is being reported
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Context: Conventional complete dentures still remain a viable method of treatment for many patients in this era of fixed prosthesis like dental implants. All patients undergoing complete denture treatment need nonsurgical preprosthetic treatment for the preparation of healthy denture bearing mucosa as well-keratinized healthy mucosa is desirable for a complete denture. Aims: To evaluate and compare the keratinization before and after denture insertion at intervals of 1 week and 1 month. Settings and Design: The present study was conducted on 24 completely edentulous male subjects divided into control and study groups. Each patient in study group was asked to massage with astringent on the denture bearing mucosa over a 4-week period. Subjects and Methods: Exfoliative cytology was used to collect the surface cells from the palatal mucosa and buccal mucosa. The first smear was taken before the denture insertion. The second and third smears were taken after the stimulation treatment with astringent gel for each patient after 1 week and after 4 weeks. Each smear was stained with the Papanicolaou's technique. The number of basal cells, intermediate cells, and superficial cells were recorded to calculate the degree of keratinization. Statistical Analysis Used: Descriptive statistics, paired samples t-test, independent t-test, and repeated-measures analysis of variance. Results: The result showed statistically significant increase in the keratinization of palatal mucosa after 4 weeks of astringent therapy and no effect was noted in the keratinization of buccal mucosa. Conclusions: Astringent has shown to increase keratinization of palatal mucosa, and so it can be used to increase the quality of the denture bearing mucosa; moreover, the astringent stimulation has no effect on the keratinization of buccal mucosa.
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Background: The global incidence of oral cancer occurs in low-resource settings. Community-based oral screening is a strategic step toward downstaging oral cancer by early diagnosis. The mobile health (mHealth) program is a technology-based platform, steered with the aim to assess the use of mHealth by community health workers (CHWs) in the identification of oral mucosal lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: mHealth is a mobile phone-based oral cancer-screening program in a workplace setting. The participants were screened by two CHWs, followed by an assessment by an oral medicine specialist. A mobile phone-based questionnaire that included the risk assessment was distributed among participants. On specialist recommendation an oral surgeon performed biopsy on participants. The diagnosis by onsite specialist that was confirmed by histopathology was considered as gold standard. All individuals received the standard treatment protocol. A remote oral medicine specialist reviewed the uploaded data in Open Medical Record System. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were calculated. Inter-rater agreement was analyzed with Cohen's kappa coefficient (κ) test, and the diagnostic ability of CHWs, onsite specialist, and remote specialist was illustrated using receiver operating characteristic curve. RESULTS: CHWs identified oral lesions in 405 (11.8%) individuals; the onsite specialist identified oral lesions in 394 (11.4%) individuals; and the remote specialist diagnosed oral lesions in 444 (13%). The inter-rater agreement between the CHW and the onsite specialist showed almost perfect agreement with the κ score of 0.92, and a substantial agreement between CHW and remote specialist showed a score of 0.62. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of CHWs in the identification of oral lesion were 84.7, 97.6, 84.8, and 97.7%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The trained CHWs can aid in identifying oral potentially malignant disorders and they can be utilized in oral cancer-screening program mHealth effectively.
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Pyogenic granuloma is one of the inflammatory hyperplasia seen in the oral cavity. It arises in response to various stimuli such as low-grade local irritation, traumatic injury, or hormonal factors. It is most commonly seen in females in their second decade of life due to vascular effects of hormones. This paper presents an unusual form of pyogenic granuloma and its treatment.
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Gingival cysts of adult are rare odontogenic cysts of developmental origin. They occur as swellings on the gingiva, most commonly between 5th and 6th decade of life and usually do not exceed 1cm in size. The epithelial lining of these cysts are thin non-keratinised and are thought to arise from the rests of dental lamina. We report a case of multicystic variant of a gingival cyst in adult patient with few unusual findings regarding the age of occurrence, size of the lesion and the histopathological appearance. Gingival cyst of adult occurring in an 18-year-old male patient, measuring about 3 x 4 sq. cms on the facial attached gingiva in relation to 42, 43, and 44 was observed. The histopathological findings were that of the rare multicystic variant with keratinised lining and epithelial plaques in the lining. The lumen of the cyst showed keratin with one of the lumen showing calcifications within it. This case documents many interesting and unusual findings in gingival cyst of adults. It appears to be the first documentation of gingival cyst of adult containing calcifications within the cystic lumen.