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OBJECTIVES: Foreign body reactions are common in the oral cavity due to its proximity to the external environment. Rarely, foreign body of plant origin may be encountered in the histopathological sections making the diagnosis problematic. The aim of the present study was to analyze the histological features of various products of plant origin emphasizing on the pathogenesis of tissue reaction occurring in response to their implantation. METHODS: This observational study included various plant products or phytoproducts commonly consumed in South Indian diet such as rice, curry leaves, coriander leaves, spinach leaves, coconut, green chilli, onion, French beans, urad dal, lentil beans, mustard seed, ginger, and garlic. Formalin-fixed specimens were routinely processed and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. The slides were viewed under light microscope and polarized microscope and evaluated by two oral pathologists. RESULTS: Each of the phytoproducts had distinctive histological appearance and exhibited positive birefringence. Phytoproducts such as rice, curry leaves, French bean, onion, and green chilli resembled pathological structures such as calcifications, ghost cells, clear cells, atypical adipocytes, and fungal hyphae, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Plant products appear as puzzling structures in histological section posing difficulties to the pathologist. Recognition of these structures as foreign body based on their histological appearance is inevitable and their identification may avoid unnecessary delay in treatment planning. The current study serves as an atlas for the histology of extraneous material study and also as a reference for the pathologists whenever mystifying structures are encountered.
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Operations that involve the maxillofacial region often require intraoral incisions, and contamination of these wounds is common as a result of the presence of saliva, plaque, and food debris. Postoperative infection is therefore common. The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of an intraoral dressing material, Reso-Pac®, in improving postoperative comfort for patients and its effect on wound healing. One hundred patients who required removal of impacted mandibular third molars were recruited, and were randomised into two groups (50 in each). A standardised surgical technique was used for removal of the impacted teeth, and wounds were closed with sutures. Postoperatively, the study group was given Reso-Pac® dressing while the control group was not. Postoperative pain was measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Wound healing was assessed with the help of Landry's scale, and we also measured thermal sensitivity. Data were analysed using the paired t test. The results in the study group were significantly better than those in the control group (p<0.001). Reso-Pac® promoted wound healing and improved patients' comfort during the postoperative phase.
