Browsing Research Articles (Oral Pathology and Oral Biology) by Issue Date

Browsing Research Articles (Oral Pathology and Oral Biology) by Issue Date

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  • Oropharyngeal carcinoma : a sexually transmitted disease 
    Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Academy of Family Practice, 2010-03)
    Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is on the increase and accounts for 18% to 63% of OPC. It occurs mostly in young males with no other identifiable risk factors. The vast majority of ...
  • The application of affine transformations in matching distorted forensic samples with a common origin 
    Bernitz, Herman; Stols, Gerrit Hendrikus (Elsevier, 2010-09)
    The practice of forensic odontology regularly requires the forensic dental expert to establish a degree of concordance between two objects, one or both of which have undergone minimal degrees of warping, shrinkage and ...
  • Burning mouth syndrome 
    Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2011-01)
    Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic condition characterised by a burning sensation of the tongue and other sites, usually without associated clinical or laboratory findings. These patients, mainly postmenopausal ...
  • Immunohistochemical profile of odontogenic epithelium in developing dog teeth (Canis familiaris) 
    Nel, Sulette; Van Heerden, Marlene B.; Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Boy, Sonja Catharina (SAGE, 2011-01)
    Tumours of the jaw bones and oral soft tissue are relatively common lesions in dogs. The aim of this study was to find cell markers to differentiate odontogenic epithelium from non-odontogenic epithelium for future ...
  • Chronic ulcerative stomatitis : a distinct clinical entity? 
    Fourie, Jeanine; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; McEachen, Stuart C.; Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Dental Association, 2011-04)
    Chronic ulcerative stomatitis (CUS) is a mucocutaneous disorder which is characterised by persistent oral mucosal ulceration. The clinical appearance is often reminiscent of oral lichen planus (OLP) leading to erroneous ...
  • Oral malodour 
    Van Zyl, Andre W.; Fourie, Jeanine; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2011-07)
    Oral malodour may affect up to three billion people worldwide, with millions of dollars spent on treatment. Halitosis is often used synonymously, but oral malodour is the preferred term for any bad breath emanating from ...
  • Cervical microleakage in Class II open-sandwich restorations : 43 HT an in vitro study 
    Fourie, Jeanine; Smit, C.F. (South African Dental Association, 2011-08)
    INTRODUCTION: The open-sandwich technique was proposed to solve the problem of cervical micro-leakage of deep Class II composite restorations by making use of the self-adhesive nature of the glass-ionomers. Recent ...
  • Dominant genetic aberrations and coexistent EBV infection in HIV-related oral plasmablastic lymphomas 
    Boy, Sonja Catharina; Van Heerden, Marlene B.; Babb, Chantal; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Pascale, Willem (Elsevier, 2011-09)
    We present common cytogenetic features in the largest cohort of plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) of the oral cavity published to date. This cohort included 45 patients, 32 of whom had a known HIV status, of which 31 were HIV ...
  • The role of the dentist in the early detection of oral cancer 
    Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Van Zyl, Andre W. (2011-09)
    All patients, and especially high-risk patients, visiting their dentist should receive a thorough examination for the presence of potentially malignant disorders or early oral cancer. It is well documented that early ...
  • Changing assessment practice throughin situ faculty development 
    Pickworth, Glynis Ellen; Snyman, Willem D. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-02)
    The aim of this article is to describe the process of an in situ staff development process with the objective to influence change in assessment practice. An in situ training course focusing on writing questions for written ...
  • Oral medicine case book 40 : Oral histoplasmosis 
    Stander, S.; Molatjana, R.E.; Dreyer, W.P.; Marnewick, J.C. (Johan); Afrogheh, A.; Schubert, P.T.; Hille, J. (South African Dental Association, 2012-06)
    No abstract available.
  • Correlation between dysplasia and ploidy status in oral leukoplakia 
    Van Zyl, Andre W.; Van Heerden, Marlene B.; Langenegger, Eric Emil; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Springer, 2012-09)
    Oral leukoplakia and other potentially malignant disorders (PMD) may progress to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The gold standard for assessing the potential for malignant transformation remains histologic examination ...
  • Aetiology of oral cancer 
    Van Zyl, Andre W.; Marnewick, J.C. (Johan) (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    Oral cancer (OC) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) are used interchangeably, as more than 95% of all OCs are OSCCs. Worldwide up to 275 000 new cases of OC are seen every year. Most of these cases are seen in ...
  • HIV/AIDS associated malignancies of the head and neck 
    Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    Patients with HIV/AIDS are at increased risk for the development of malignancy. Kaposi’s sarcoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and cervical carcinoma in women are regarded as AIDS-defining malignancies. The spectrum of ...
  • Epidemiology of oral squamous cell carcinoma 
    Abram, Muhammed Hanif; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Rheeder, Paul; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    The National Cancer Registry (NCR) of South Africa publishes the pathology-based cancer incidence in the country and is the main cancer data source. The data published by the NCR have been used extensively in the ...
  • Oropharyngeal carcinoma : what the dentist should know 
    Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Bunn, Belinda Kathleen (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    HPV-related oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) is a clinically and molecularly distinct form of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) which has recently shown a dramatic increase in global incidence. The aetiology, clinical presentation ...
  • The dentist and oral health 
    Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    No abstract available
  • Leukoplakia and erythroplakia of the oral mucosa 
    Boy, Sonja Catharina (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    Leukoplakia and erythroplakia are the two most common potentially malignant disorders of the oral cavity. The prognosis and overall survival of a patient with oral cancer is dependent on the early detection of any lesion ...
  • Clinical features of oral cancer 
    Van Zyl, Andre W.; Bunn, Belinda Kathleen (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    Oral cancer (OC) is a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. Squamous cell carcinoma accounts for more than 90% of oral malignancies and occurs most frequently in middle-aged to elderly patients who smoke and drink ...
  • Microscopic diversity in oral Kaposi sarcoma 
    Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Carvalho, Marianne De Vasconcelos; Louw, Melanie; Vargas, Pablo Agustin; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Elsevier, 2013-02)
    Kaposi sarcoma is the most common HIV-associated neoplasm, frequently presenting and highlight the histomorphological spectrum of oral Kaposi sarcoma. One hundred and thirty-five cases diagnosed between 1990 and 2011 were ...