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‘Phyllodes’ is a Greek word which means leaf- like. Phyllodes tumour, though appears well circumscribed, is characterized by irregular surface surface projections. These projections may be cut during surgical excision and predispose to recurrence. Phyllodes tumour shows a wide spectrum of activity varying from an almost benign condition to a locally aggressive, and sometime metastatic tumour. We report a 61 year old female patient presented with a lump on the left breast. Excision was done and histo pathology report revealed phyllode tumour.
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Kartagener`s syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive disorder is a type of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) associated situs inversus, bronchiectasis, sinusitis and male infertility. We present a case of a 5-year-old girl who came with features of bilateral glue ear, recurrent sinusitis, recurrent hemoptysis and dextrocardia. She was diagnosed to have Kartagener`s syndrome and was evaluated for recurrent hemoptysis.
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Background and Objectives: Quid-chewing habit is a common and old tradition in India. It causes various potentially malignant disorders. Therefore, a study was undertaken to analyze the association of various quid-chewing habit patterns and different oromucosal lesions. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 cases, where all the individuals selected were having quid-chewing habit and oromucosal lesions. Detailed habit history was taken through preformed questionnaire, clinical examination was done, and the lesion was subjected to incisional biopsy and confirmed histopathologically. Results: The male to female ratio of various quid-chewing habit and oromucosal lesions was 9:1. The middle aged were more commonly involved. Of the various types of quids chewed, a combination of processed betel and processed tobacco which is commercially available was used by majority of the individuals. Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) was seen in majority of the cases. Interpretation and Conclusion: The present study confirms the association between betel, tobacco, and various lesions such as OSMF, leukoplakia, chewer's mucosa, lichenoid reaction, and chemical burn. It also confirms the strong association of betel to OSMF and tobacco to leukoplakia
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Lichenoid reaction represents a family of oral lesions identical, both clinically and histologically to oral lichen planus. The triggering factor for this lesion varies from medicines to dental materials, usually demonstrating a cause-effect relationship unlike lichen planus. We present a typical case of lichenoid reaction on the buccal mucosa that appeared in response to betel quid which progressed to carcinoma during a follow-up period of 6 months. Lichenoid reactions occurring in response to known carcinogens and that occuring in risk group population has to be observed more cautiously
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To compare and evaluate the retention rate, marginal integrity and surface structure of glass-ionomer [Fuji III] with resin based fissure sealants [3M ESPE]. This study had a spilt mouth design using contralateral mandibular permanent first molars with well defined fissures and was conducted on 50 school children. First half of the children were randomly selected and applied glass-ionomer sealant on one side followed by resin-based sealant on contralateral tooth and vice versa. Quality evaluation was done by calibrated examiner on 4th, 8th and 12th month after application of sealant. Mann-Whitney test was done for the treatment difference and Wilcoxon signed ranks test was done for evaluation of sealants at different intervals and significance level was set at 0.05. At 12th month evaluation, extensive loss of sealant was recorded in 44% of the glass-ionomer sealant, where as none of the tooth scored extensive loss for light cure resin-based sealant [p-0.0001]. Light cure resin-based sealant [88%] had better adaptation compared to glass-ionomer sealant [28%] [p-0.05]. Only 6% scored smooth surface in glass-ionomer compared to 66% in light cure resin-based sealant [p-0.001]. Since the retention, marginal integrity and surface structure of glass-ionomer seems to be clearly lower than that of resin-based sealant, more clinical evidence of the effect of glass ionomer on caries development after the loss of the sealant material should be collected before glass-ionomer sealants can be recommended for general use