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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  • Substance abuse and oral health 
    Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Dental Association, 2014-02)
    Substance abuse is a worldwide phenomenon. It is on the increase in most countries and claims the lives of millions every year. Substance abuse may involve licit and illicit drugs, with licit substances claiming more lives ...
  • Estimating age in black South African children 
    Uys, Andre; Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette; Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2014-03)
    Forensic dentists are frequently required to determine the age at death of unidentified skeletons, or to age live individuals who have no record / documentation of their chronological age. In order to be of the greatest ...
  • An international survey of speciality training in oral and maxillofacial pathology 
    Hunter, K.D. (Keith); Speight, Paul; Wright, John M.; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Rich, Alison; Franklin, Christopher (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-03)
    BACKGROUND: Speciality training in oral and maxillofacial pathology (OMFP) across the world would be aided by guidance on a generic curriculum and training programme that all countries could use as a template. In order ...
  • Tongue protrusion as an indicator of vital burning 
    Bernitz, Herman; Van Staden, Paul Jacobus; Cronjé, Christine M.; Sutherland, Rene (Springer, 2014-03)
    In the forensic assessment of burned bodies, the question of whether the victim was exposed to the fire before of after death is of crucial importance. Several external signs have been used in the past to indicate heat ...
  • Substance abuse among oral healthcare workers 
    Marnewick, J.C. (Johan); Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Dental Association, 2014-05)
    The abuse of both licit and illicit substances by the general population affects at least one in ten people. Research shows that the oral healthcare worker has at least the same prevalence of substance abuse, perhaps even ...
  • Forensic dentistry case book 1 : dentures used to convict suspect 
    Bernitz, Herman; Uys, Andre (South African Dental Association, 2014-05)
    An elderly woman was brutally murdered while visiting her deceased husband's grave. At the post mortem it was noticed that her dentures were missing. It was first assumed the dentures had been lost during the violent attack. ...
  • Prevalence of oral and oropharyngeal human papillomavirus in a sample of South African men : a pilot study 
    Davidson, Christy Lana; Richter, Karin Louise; Van der Linde, Michael J. (Mike); Coetsee, Judy; Boy, Sonja Catharina (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-05)
    BACKGROUND. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is well known to be associated with head and neck cancers (HNCs). HPV-associated HNCs are related to sexual behaviour, particularly the lifetime number of oral sex partners, ...
  • Oral medicine case book 59 : Syphilis of the oral mucosa 
    Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Marnewick, J.C. (Johan); Van Zyl, Andre W.; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2014-05)
    A 35-year-old male patient presented to the Oral Medicine Clinic complaining of painful oral ulcers of six weeks duration. The patient was a non-smoker and did not report any additional medical history of clinical significance.
  • The roles of HOXD10 in the development and progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) 
    Hakami, Fahad; Darda, Lav; Stafford, Prachi; Woll, Penella; Lambert, Daniel W.; Hunter, K.D. (Keith) (Nature Publishing Group, 2014-07)
    BACKGROUND : HOX gene expression is altered in many cancers; previous microarray revealed changes in HOX gene expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), particularly HOXD10. METHODS : HOXD10 expression ...
  • Forensic dentistry case book 2 : dental identification of severely carbonised remains 
    Bernitz, Herman; Solomon, C. (South African Dental Association, 2014-08)
    A 19-year old adult male was reported missing after he failed to arrive on his scheduled flight, following a working gap year in the United Kingdom. His parents who had been in the arrivals hall for some time, had not ...
  • Oral medicine case book 62 : CREST syndrome 
    Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Van Zyl, Andre W.; Rahman, L.; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2014-08)
    A 42-year-old female patient presented to the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, with a main complaint of labial gingival recession on tooth 41. A comprehensive periodontal examination was performed with no ...
  • Adenoid dysplasia of the oral mucosa 
    Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Hunter, K.D. (Keith); Khurram, Syed Ali; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Elsevier, 2014-11)
    OBJECTIVE. To describe an unusual variant of oral epithelial dysplasia and to provide an appraisal of its immunohistochemical profile. STUDY DESIGN. An unusual form of epithelial dysplasia, which we have termed adenoid ...
  • Salivary BPIFA1 (SPLUNC1) and BPIFA2 (SPLUNC2 A) are modified by head and neck cancer radiotherapy 
    Gonzalez-Arriagada, Wilfredo Alejandro; Ramos, Lara Maria Alencar; Silva, Andreia Aparecida; Vargas, Pablo Agustin; Coletta, Ricardo Della; Bingle, Lynne; Lopes, Marcio Ajudarte (Elsevier, 2015-01)
    OBJECTIVE. To determine the effects of radiotherapy on salivary BPIFA expression and to investigate the role of BPIFA in the development of known radiotherapy side effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Unstimulated whole-mouth ...
  • EBV-positive mucocutaneous ulcer of the oral cavity associated with HIV/AIDS 
    Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Elsevier, 2015-03)
    OBJECTIVE : To present two cases of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive mucocutaneous ulcer of the oral mucosa in association with human immunodeficiency virus infection. STUDY DESIGN : Two recently diagnosed cases of ...
  • The role of HOXB9 and miR-196a in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma 
    Darda, Lav; Hakami, Fahad; Morgan, Richard; Murdoch, Craig; Lambert, Daniel W.; Hunter, K.D. (Keith) (Public Library of Science, 2015-04-10)
    BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated that a number of HOX genes, a family of transcription factors with key roles in early development, are up-regulated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and other ...
  • Maxillo-facial radiology case 131 
    Uys, Andre; Yakoob, Zarah (South African Dental Association, 2015-05)
    No abstract available.
  • Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma of the upper lip : 11 cases of an uncommon diagnosis 
    Fonseca, Felipe Paiva; Brierley, Daniel; Wright, John M.; Santos-Silva, Alan Roger; Almeida, Oslei Paes; Rocha, André Caroli; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Hunter, K.D. (Keith) (Elsevier, 2015-05)
    OBJECTIVE : To describe an international case series of polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) affecting the upper lip. MATERIAL AND METHODS : Over a 30-year-period the files of five pathology services were reviewed ...
  • Vascular endothelial growth factor immunoexpression is increased in malignant salivary gland tumors 
    Fonseca, Felipe Paiva; Basso, Marcos Paulo Montanhana; Mariano, Fernanda Viviane; Kowalski, Luiz Paulo; Lopes, Márcio Ajudarte; Martins, Manoela Domingues; Rangel, Ana Lúcia Carrinho Ayroza; Coletta, Ricardo Della; Santos-Silva, Alan Roger; Vargas, Pablo Agustin (Elsevier, 2015-06)
    OBJECTIVE : To investigate the immunoexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in benign and malignant salivary gland tumors (SGT), determining its clinical and prognostic significance. MATERIAL AND METHODS ...
  • Recent perspectives vis-à-vis the biological basis of tooth eruption 
    Nel, Sulette (South African Dental Association, 2015-07)
    A thorough understanding of recent advancements regarding the molecular interactions responsible for tooth eruption is indispensable to all dental specialties and may provide insight for treating clinical eruption ...
  • Oral medicine case book 71 : Amyloidosis of the tongue 
    Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Schnetler, C.; Van Zyl, Andre W.; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2015-07)
    A 57-year-old male patient presented to the Oral Medicine Clinic with a one-month history of painful macroglossia associated with difficulty in speaking and swallowing. The patient complained of recent weight loss and ...