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Oral Herpes: Diagnosis, Antiviral Treatment and Dental-Appointment Precautions

A detailed evidence-informed guide to oral herpes treatment, including diagnosis, treatment planning, risks, referral, consent and follow-up.

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Amalgam Tattoo: Differential Diagnosis, Imaging and When Biopsy Is Indicated

A detailed evidence-informed guide to amalgam tattoo, including diagnosis, treatment planning, risks, referral, consent and follow-up.

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Buccal Mucosa Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Early Signs, Diagnosis, Staging and Referral

A detailed evidence-informed guide to buccal mucosa carcinoma, including diagnosis, treatment planning, risks, referral, consent and follow-up.

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Inherited Craniofacial Patterns and Their Dental Significance: From Habsburg Jaw to Modern Diagnosis

How inherited craniofacial patterns influence dental diagnosis, why “Habsburg jaw” is a historical descriptor rather than a modern diagnosis, and when multidisciplinary assessment is appropriate.

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Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: Screening and Referral

Clinical guide to recognising oral potentially malignant disorders, documenting suspicious lesions and arranging timely biopsy or referral.

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Lip Prints In Forensic Dentistry

Personal identification is emerging significant legal medicine, crime scenes and addionally in Genetic analysis. Dental surgeons play a serious role in...

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Dental Management in Chronic Liver Disease: Clinical Guide

Clinical guide to cirrhosis, haemostasis, viral hepatitis, prescribing, infection and liver-transplant dental planning.

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Dental Management in Chronic Kidney Disease: Clinical Guide

Clinical guide to CKD stage, dialysis timing, transplant care, bleeding, infection and renal prescribing considerations.

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ENT Specialists and Their Role in Dental Health

A clinical guide to collaboration between dentists and ENT specialists in sinus disease, airway disorders, referred pain, infection and shared anatomy.

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A Sweet Solution to Oral Cancer Detection: The Diagnostic Lollipop

Oral cancer ranks as the 13th most common cancer worldwide, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimating that in 2020 alone, there were 377,713 new...

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Dental Management of Patients With Diabetes: Clinical Guide

Clinical guide to diabetes history, glycaemic context, periodontal care, infection, healing and hypoglycaemia safety.

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Treatment of Oral Ulcers using L-Ornithine-L-Aspartate, Silymarin & Ursdeoxycholic Acid

Abstract This research was done on patients who were suffering from tolerable painful lesions in the oral cavity. These lesions were oral ulcers with soft...

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Dental Management of Hypertension: Clinical Guide

Clinical guide to accurate blood-pressure measurement, treatment decisions, emergencies, medicines and local anaesthesia.

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Salivary Characteristics Linked to Tooth Wear: Research Unveils Key Associations

Tooth wear is a widespread dental concern with implications for both function and aesthetics, causing discomfort and potential complications for individuals....

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Harnessing Transgenic Plants for Glucosinolate Biosynthesis: A Novel Approach for Oral Cancer Management

Keywords: Glucosinolate, Oral Cancer Introduction Oral cancer is a malignant neoplasia which arises in the lip or oral cavity. Oral cancer is two to three...

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The Mixed Legacy of Forensic Odontology: Insights from Dr. C. Michael Bowers

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Obesity Fuels Oral Cancer Progression: Link Between Excessive Fat and Tumour Progression

Researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and School of Dentistry have made a groundbreaking discovery that sheds new light on the...

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Is It Possible To Prevent Common Oral Cancers By Blocking Or Deleting A Protein?

Oral squamous cell carcinoma, the most prevalent type of head and neck cancer, frequently begins innocuously, as do many other cancers. For example, a small...

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Special Cell Discovered In Salivary Glands Which May Be Crucial To Oral Health

Scientists from Scripps Research and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research have discovered a new type of salivary gland cell that is...

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Forensic Odontology: A Brief Overview

- Dr. Fatima Abrar Hashmi Introduction Forensic Odontology includes collection, management, evaluation and presentation of dental evidences in legal and...

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Idiopathic Facial Paralysis- A Covid-19 Induced Psycho-Social Impact

A clinical review of idiopathic facial paralysis, its differential diagnosis, oral-function effects, psychosocial impact and dental-care considerations.

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Oral Lesions may be a COVID-19 Symptom, Study Suggests

COVID-19 shows an array of symptoms that include cough, fever and difficulty in breathing. As the disease evolved, many patients reported the loss of smell and...

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Habsburg Jaw- A Result Of Inbreeding?

An evidence-informed explanation of the Habsburg jaw, mandibular prognathism, craniofacial inheritance and the limitations of historical portrait analysis.

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Molecular Probing For Early Detection Of Oral Cancers

AUTHORS : Dr. Aditya Jayan, House Surgeon NSVK Sri Venkateshwara Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka Dr. Gaurav BDS, SCADA (USA), MDS Oral Medicine...