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Research Articles (Oral Pathology and Oral Biology): Recent submissions

  • Dental students’ self-perceived competency and usage of the internet for learning and evaluation purposes - Part 2 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Postma, Thomas Corne; Uys, Andre; Brandt, Paul Dieter; Crafford, Elmine (South African Dental Association, 2020-08)
    Many dental lecturers are moving away from providing hand-out notes to their students and are rather opting for posting lecture material and tutorials on the internet using the various university platforms such as ...
  • The ‘digital access divide’ at a South African dental school – a cross-sectional study - Part 1 
    Postma, Thomas Corne; Sykes, Leanne M.; Uys, Andre; Brandt, Paul Dieter; Crafford, Elmine (South African Dental Association, 2020-08)
    This study sought to investigate the digital divide, from an access perspective, of dental students at the University of Pretoria. Second to final year students (n= 218 (87.2% response rate) completed a custom-designed survey ...
  • Sexual dimorphism in changes that occur in tissues, organs and plasma during the early stages of obesity development 
    Dhanraj, Priyanka; Van Heerden, Marlene B.; Pepper, Michael Sean; Ambele, Melvin Anyasi (MDPI, 2021-07)
    Despite obesity being a major health concern, information on the early clinical changes that occur in plasma and tissues during obesity development and the influence of sexual dimorphism is lacking. This study investigated ...
  • Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of the oral cavity : rare case report and long-term follow-up 
    Perez-de-Oliveira, Maria Eduarda; De Lima Morais, Thayna Melo; Lopes, Marcio Ajudarte; De Almeida, Oslei Paes; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Vargas, Pablo Agustin (Hospital Universitário of the Universidade de São Paulo, 2021)
    Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor (OFMT) is a rare mesenchymal soft tissue benign neoplasm with an uncertain line of differentiation, which arises most frequently in extremities. The head and neck region involvement is uncommon, ...
  • Familial florid cemento-osseous dysplasia : a report of three cases and review of the literature 
    Nel, Chane; Yakoob, Zarah; Schouwstra, Ciska-Mari; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (British Institute of Radiology, 2021-01)
    Familial cases of benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws are rare and have been described under numerous terms including familial gigantiform cementoma, multiple cemento-ossifying fibromas, sclerotic cemental masses and ...
  • Barriers to implementing clinical pharmacogenetics testing in sub-Saharan Africa. A critical review 
    Tata, Emiliene B.; Ambele, Melvin Anyasi; Pepper, Michael Sean (MDPI Publishing, 2020-08-26)
    Clinical research in high-income countries is increasingly demonstrating the coste ectiveness of clinical pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing in reducing the incidence of adverse drug reactions and improving overall patient ...
  • Expression of mucins in salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma 
    Robinson, Liam; Van Heerden, Marlene B.; Ker-Fox, Jason G.; Hunter, K.D. (Keith); Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Springer, 2021-06)
    Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant salivary gland tumour in both adults and children. Histological grading of MEC is subjective, but plays an important role in predicting patient prognosis. Epithelial ...
  • Oropharyngeal mixed neuroendocrine-nonneuroendocrine neoplasm (MiNEN) : a case report and literature review 
    Robinson, Liam; Schouwstra, Ciska-Mari; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Springer, 2021-03)
    Primary mixed neuroendocrine-nonneuroendocrine neoplasm (MiNEN) of the head and neck region is a rare biphasic tumor with an aggressive biological behavior. This report highlights an additional case of oropharyngeal MiNEN ...
  • Clinical and pathological differences between the pyogenic granuloma and lobular capillary hemangioma in the oral cavity : a scoping review 
    Ver Berne, Jonas; Raubenheimer, E.J. (Erich); Jacobs, Reinhilde; Politis, Constantinus (Termedia Publishing House, 2020-08-30)
    Since initially described, the terms “pyogenic granuloma” (PG) and “lobular capillary hemangioma” (LCH) have undergone a significant change in meaning, which leads to a confusion in the literature. In this study, we attempted ...
  • Pitfalls in odontogenic lesions and tumours : a practical guide 
    Hunter, K.D. (Keith); Niklander, Sven (Elsevier, 2020-04)
    Lesions arising from odontogenic tissues of the jaws vary from very common to very rare. Some, such as radicular cysts, form a routine part of the diagnostic workload for histopathologists who report specimens from the ...
  • Amelogenesis imperfecta with multiple impacted teeth and altered eruption pathways 
    Nel, Chane; Yakoob, Zarah; Kungoane, Tsholofelo; Davidson, Christy Lana (South African Dental Association, 2020-06)
    Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) comprises a vast group of developmental alterations in the quantity and/or quality of enamel, unaffected by systemic disorders. In this case report we describe the typical clinical ...
  • Fraudulent records - grave forensic consequences 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Robinson, Liam; Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2020-06)
    Natural disasters, fatal accidents, and violent criminal offences are part of everyday life. All of these may result in fatalities that shatter the lives of the victim’s families and friends. Their trauma is compounded ...
  • Epithelioid haemangioma (angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia subtype) involving the vermillion border of the lower lip 
    Robinson, Liam; Lebaka, C.S. (Chidinyane); Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Wiley, 2022-02)
    Epithelioid vascular tumours include benign epithelioid haemangioma (EH) and epithelioid angiomatous nodule, low‐grade malignant epithelioid haemangioendothelioma and high‐grade epithelioid angiosarcoma. These tumours share ...
  • Central odontogenic fibroma : an international multicentric study of 62 cases 
    Roza, Ana Luiza Oliveira Correa; Sousa, Emanuel Mendes; Leite, Amanda Almeida; Amaral-Silva, Gleyson Kleber; Morais, Thayna Melo de Lima; Wagner, Vivian Petersen; Schuch, Lauren Frenzel; Vasconcelos, Ana Carolina Uchoa; De Arruda, Jose Alcides Almeida; Mesquita, Ricardo Alves; Fonseca, Felipe Paiva; Abrahao, Aline Correa; Agostini, Michelle; De Andrade, Bruno Augusto Benevenuto; Da Silveira, Ericka Janine Dantas; Martínez-Flores, Rene; Rondanelli, Benjamin Martínez; Alberdi-Navarro, Javier; Robinson, Liam; Marin, Constanza; Junior, Jose Narciso Rosa Assuncao; Valiati, Renato; Fregnani, Eduardo Rodrigues; Santos-Silva, Alan Roger; Lopes, Marcio Ajudarte; Hunter, K.D. (Keith); Khurram, Syed Ali; Speight, Paul M.; Mosqueda-Taylor, Adalberto; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Carlos, Roman; Wright, John M.; Romanach, Mario Jose; Vargas, Pablo Agustin (Elsevier, 2021-05)
    OBJECTIVE : The aim of this study was to report the clinicopathologic features of 62 cases of central odontogenic fibroma (COdF). STUDY DESIGN : Clinical and radiographic data were collected from the records of 13 oral ...
  • Endodontic treatment of dentin dysplasia type I D 
    Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Tredoux, Sheree; Nel, Chane; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin (Wiley, 2021-08)
    Dentin dysplasia (DD) Type I is a developmental condition affecting dentin, inherited in an autosomal‐dominant pattern or occurring due to a new mutation. Whilst the crowns of DD Type I affected teeth appear clinically ...
  • Minimally invasive management of a labial talon cusp : clinical review and case report 
    Potgieter, Nicoline; Davidson, Christy Lana; Middleton, I. (South African Dental Association, 2019)
    This case report presents the management of a rare occurrence of a labial talon cusp on a permanent maxillary lateral incisor. The buccal projection was reduced with a minimally invasive approach, with the aim of ...
  • Multiple adenomatoid odontogenic tumours associated with eight impacted teeth 
    Nel, Chane; Uys, Andre; Robinson, Liam; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Springer, 2021-04)
    Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (AOT) is a benign tumour that arises from odontogenic epithelial remnants. AOTs usually present as innocuous lesions with limited growth potential. Multiple AOTs are frequently reported in ...
  • The case of three burials - a forensic case book 
    Robinson, Liam; Sykes, Leanne M.; Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2020-09)
    The details of this case have been omitted in order to maintain anonymity. forensic odontology unit at the University of Pretoria for examination and comparative analysis. An elderly male was reported missing from his home ...
  • Lip height estimation in a southern African sample 
    Houlton, Tobias M.R.; Jooste, Nicolene; Uys, Andre; Steyn, Maryna (South African Dental Association, 2020-09)
    INTRODUCTION : The South African Police Service frequently relies on craniofacial approximation and superimposition to assist in identifying unknown deceased individuals. Standards to estimate lip height are however limited. ...
  • Diffuse gingival enlargement with stromal calcifications occurring in a background of amelogenesis imperfecta - an oral medicine case book 
    Heyl, E.; Robinson, Liam; Kotze, Leande; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2020-09)
    A 12-year-old female patient presented with diffusely enlarged fibrous gingivae, enamel hypoplasia, an anterior open bite and impacted permanent maxillary canines. The patient's mother reported that the child had an ...