Metastatic malignant melanoma: A case of metastasis from foot to mandibular anterior region.

Metastatic malignant melanoma (MMM) of the oral cavity is extremely rare which generally presents in the setting of disseminated disease and have extremely poor prognosis. The most common site for MMM in the oral cavity is tongue followed by buccal mucosa for soft-tissue lesions and posterior mandible for bone involving lesions. Primary tumor sites of oral MMM are usually cutaneous lesions of the trunk, head and neck, limbs, and nasal septum mucosa.

Determination of sexual dimorphism of maxillary sinus using cone-beam computed tomography in a rural population of western Maharashtra - A retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Context: Radiography is used in forensics for the identification of humans, especially in cases where the body is decomposed, fragmented, or burned. In the skull bones, the zygomatic bone and maxilla including the maxillary sinus tend to remain intact even if the other bones are badly disfigured. Hence, the maxillary sinus has been considered by several authors for sex identification.

Oral submucous fibrosis: A clinico-histopathological correlational study.

Aim Of The Study: The aim of this study was to correlate the clinical staging (clinical severity) with the histopathological staging (histopathological changes) of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) patients, which would further assist the clinicians to formulate a definite treatment plan.

Materials And Methods: The study group consisted of 50 subjects who were clinically and histologically diagnosed as OSF. Detailed information was gathered in a pretested proforma with emphasis on the various addictions.

Demographic and clinical profile of oral lichen planus: A retrospective study.

Introduction: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a relatively common inflammatory mucocutaneous disorder that frequently involves the oral mucosa. The clinical presentation of OLP ranges from mild painless white keratotic lesions to painful erosions and ulcerations. An important complication of OLP is the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma, which led the World Health Organization (WHO) to classify OLP as a potentially malignant disorder.

Ameloblastic fibroma in one-year-old girl.

Ameloblastic fibroma (AF) is a relatively rare, slow growing benign mixed odontogenic tumor, comprising of 1.5-4.5% of all odontogenic tumors.