Publications by authors named "Carlos Omana-Cepeda"
: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the oral mucosa that affects between 0.5% and 2% of the general population. In the last decade, several studies have associated cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) with some inflammatory skin diseases such as oral lichen planus, demonstrating the presence of dyslipidemia in these pathologies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatients with a history of cancer are increasingly common in the dental office. Treating cancer patients requires a multidisciplinary team, which should include the dentist, in order to control the complications that occur in the oral cavity and also to recover the patient undergoing treatment in any of its types: surgical, medical, radiotherapeutic, or its possible combinations. Dental implants can be a safe and predictable treatment option for prosthetic rehabilitation.
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- The case report discusses a rare occurrence of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in a healthy 23-year-old male, who experienced oral discomfort, mild fever and lesions after exposure to an infected child. Symptoms improved within a week with symptomatic treatment.
- A literature review on HFMD identified 925 articles, narrowed down to 52 relevant studies from the last five years, highlighting typical symptoms like maculopapular lesions on the hands and feet.
- The study emphasizes the important role of dentists in diagnosing HFMD and calls for a surveillance system to monitor outbreaks, promote early detection, and support vaccine research to effectively manage the disease.
Introduction: Smoking is one of the main public health problems in developed countries. Despite extensive evidence on the effects of smoking on both oral and general health, the rate of smoking cessation is not promising.
Material And Methods: To review the evidence on knowledge and programs for smoking cessation developed by dentists, a literature review was carried out on programs for smoking cessation from the dentist's perspective, as well as a review of behavioral guidelines that have been recently proposed for these interventions.
We reviewed the concept of oral precancerous lesions, oral cancer, and the possibility of early diagnosis. With the keywords: premalignant oral lesions prevention, a search was performed over the past 10 years. Also clinical trials are searched from January 2011 until today with the keywords: oral cancer prevention AND dentistry.
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