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Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associated with Arsenic Exposure: A Case Series from Argentina

ABSTRACT: Many areas of South America are directly affected by Arsenic (As) contaminated groundwater. A high percentage of the water samples taken in multiple areas of Argentina had As concentrations above the WHO level recommended guidelines. This condition was previously associated with an increased ri...

Anti-micro rna-221 a promising genetic therapy of oral squamous cell carcinoma (scc-25)

Braz. dent. j; 31 (6), 2020
Abstract Micro-RNA-221(miR-221) is one of oncogenic miRNAs that plays a vital role in the development and progression of oral cancers. The aim of this study is to introduce a new gene therapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma by blocking the expression of oncogenic miR-221 by its inhibitor. The present wo...

Abordagem dos cirurgiões-dentistas da Estratégia Saúde da Família sobre o câncer bucal

RFO UPF; 25 (2), 2020
Objetivo: este estudo busca analisar a atuação dos cirurgiões-dentistas da rede pública de saúde acerca do câncer bucal. Método: trata-se de um estudo transversal no qual foram entrevistados 217 dentistas. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de um questionário estruturado, enviado via e-mail...

Sclerotherapy of benign oral vascular lesions with non-diluted ethanolamine oleate

Benign oral vascular lesions are anomalies characterized by the blood vessels proliferation or malformation and the treatment with the sclerosing agent ethanolamine oleate acts irrigating the vessel producing a sterile inflammatory response. The objective of this study was to report and discuss the resul...

Necessidades humanas de cuidado no homem em tratamento cirúrgico oncológico: implicações para a enfermagem

Objective: The study’s goal has been to identify the basic human needs of men undergoing oncologic surgical treatment and its implications for nursing care. Methods: It is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. The scenario is the Nursing Consultation Ambulatory, INCA-RJ. The participants wer...

Determination of Factors Associated with Critical Weight Loss in Oral Cavity Carcinoma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Abstract Introduction Critical weight loss is defined as an unintentional weight loss of ≥ 5% at 1 month or ≥ 10% at 6 months from the start of treatment. Critical weight loss leads to deterioration of the immune function and reduced tolerance to treatment (surgery ± radiochemotherapy) as w...

Frecuencia de Lesiones y Condiciones Orales en Pacientes Mayores de 18 Años en una Clínica de Atención Primaria en México

RESUMEN: La patología oral es el área de la odontología que se especializa en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de enfermedades orales. Se realizó un estudio transversal, en el cual fueron incluidos pacientes mayores de 18 años que acudieron a una clínica de atención primaria del departamento de estom...

Oral plasmablastic lymphoma as the first manifestation of AIDS

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Plasmablastic lymphoma is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by its plasmacytic differentiation and predilection for the oral cavity. It is among the lymphomas most commonly associated with AIDS. This report details a case of a HIV-positive patient with a 1-month history of an exophytic mass i...

Câncer de boca: aspectos básicos e terapêuticos

Enfrentando o câncer bucal
Face to oral cancer

Fatores de risco, incidência, diagnóstico precoce, auto-exame, tipos e técnicas de biópsia, modalidade de tratamento e reabilitação, e até o mapeamento genético são tópicos que devem ser cada vez mais incorporados ao repertório do cirurgião-dentista no dia-a-dia da clínica ...