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Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 has been illustrated as a new endemic disease. About 285 million people globally suffer from diabetes. Even though there is authentic evidence that supports the correlation between diabetes mellitus and oral health, oral health knowledge is deficient among patients with diabetes and other health physicians. There is a requirement for a general physician to be well-informed regarding a variety of oral manifestations of diabetes with the intention to diagnose before time and referrals to oral health professionals can be made. This study was conducted to compare between oral health status of diabetic and non-diabetic patients and frequency of diabetes in patients who came for dental treatment to the Oral Diagnosis and Medicine Department of Sir Syed Dental Hospital, Qayummabad, Karachi, and to provide awareness of diabetes among them. The data were collected in two months duration [October and November 2017] from 35 diabetic patients [males = 11, females =24] and 74 non-diabetics patients [males =27, females = 47]. Inclusion criteria for the study were patients over 30-years old, diagnosed with Diabetese Mellitus for more than 2 years. Statistically significant difference was found between diabetic and non-diabetic patients in association with dental caries, periodontal disease, xerostomia, burning sensation, candidiasis, missing teeth, geographic tongue, taste abnormalities, impacted third molars and lichen planus
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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Fordyce's granules in patients attending the Oral diagnosis department of Dental Hospital of Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls, Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 257 patients [176 males and 81 females] of 17-85 year old were examined clinically. Out of 257 patients, 131 had Fordyce's granules in different sites of oral cavity. Prevalence of Fordyce's granules was high in male patients [57%] as compared to female patients [37%]. Age wise high prevalence was observed in patients who were more than 20 years old. High prevalence of Fordyce's granules was also observed in 3rd and 4th decades in males and 4th and 5th decades in females. Buccal mucosa [61%] was found to be the most common site of Fordyce's granules followed by upper lip, retromolar area, lower lip, vermilion border and gingiva. A significant difference in prevalence was found between males and females
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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of oral diseases in patients seen in the Oral Diagnosis and Medicine Department of Dental Hospital of Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls, Karachi on World Oral Health Day 2015. A total of 77 patients with the age range from 8 to 75 year were examined clinically. Gingivitis [50.7%] was the most common disease among all patients followed by irreversiblepulpitis [19.4%],periodontitis [18.2%], ,BDRs [3.9%], reversiblepulpitis [2.9%],tobacco staining [1.3%] carious teeth [1.3%] and traumatic ulcers [1.3%]. Over all gender distribution of 77 patients indicate high prevalence in male [58%] as compared to females [41%] patients
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To compare the platysma flap with submental flap in terms of tumor and flap characteristics, operative properties and the functional outcomes. A total of 65 patients presented with tumors of head and neck and underwent curative tumor resection with different neck dissections at the Department of Oromaxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Stomatology of China Medical University; from March 2005 to December 2012 were included in the study. After radical tumor excision and neck dissection the resultant complex defects were reconstructed with either platysma flap or the submental flap. The extent of surgical resection, the type of neck dissection and choice of flap reconstruction was at the discretion of the surgical team. The functional outcomes, operative time and characteristics of both platysma and submental flaps were compared and the statistical tests of significance were applied accordingly. The mean age was 60 years. The complex facial defects of 30 patients were reconstructed with platysma flap and of 35 patients with submental flap. Mean operation time of submental flap including flap harvesting [5.58 +/- 1.96hrs] was shorter than platysma flap [6.2 +/- 1.4hrs]. The majority of the flaps [88-93%] were taken successfully in both groups. Submental flap was associated with significantly higher patients' satisfaction regarding acceptable functional outcomes [p-value 0.027]. The mean reduction in mouth opening was significantly smaller in platysma group [0.37 +/- 0.18cms] than the submental group [0.47 +/- 0.16]. This study demonstrates that both platysma and submental flap techniques can be used for the reconstruction of complex facial defects with the acceptable functional outcome. The platysma flap can be harvested to medium size defects up to 70cm2 with good mouth opening. The submental flap is simpler, faster with a wider range of application and more acceptable functional outcomes