Assessment of lip and finger print patterns in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and dental caries: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Objectives: Globally, the prevalence of diabetes and dental caries has been soaring high in recent times. There is a constant effort in the scientific community to develop a reliable and economic early predictor which can serve the purpose of mass screening of genetically vulnerable populations. The present study attempts to evaluate the different types of lip prints and finger prints in diabetes mellitus and dental caries and to see association between the most common diseases (diabetes mellitus and dental caries) if any.

Unusual presentation of non-inflamed glandular odontogenic cyst presenting with cholesterol clefts.

Glandular odontogenic cysts (GOCs) are relatively rare among odontogenic cysts but are widely discussed owing to their multifaceted nature. We present a case of a women in her late 30s with a large radiolucency of right posterior ramus area and an associated impacted third molar. Histopathology confirmed GOC; although it presented with unusual presence of cholesterol clefts in absence of inflammation.

Clinicopathological Profile of 80 Cases of Unicystic Ameloblastoma Aided by a Histopathological Comparison Using Modified Philipsen-Reichart Classification and Marx-Stern Classification.

Unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) is an uncommon variant of ameloblastoma and behaves totally different from the solid multicystic variant of ameloblastoma (SMA); furthermore the histological subgroups of UA also show varied behavior regarding proliferation. The present multi-centric study was designed to present the clinicopathological features of unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) and to compare the two popular histological classifications systems. 80 satisfactory cases of UA were retrieved and evaluated for clinicopathological parameters from four teaching dental schools of North India.

Anthropometric study using craniofacial features to determine gender in Lucknow population.

Background: Gender is one of the main characteristics analyzed for positive human identification in forensic medicine. The methods involving physical anthropology present high rate of accuracy for human identification and gender estimation.

Aim: This study aimed to determine gender through different craniofacial variables using physical anthropometric methods.

Incidence of Mast Cells in Gingival and Periapical Inflammation- A Kaleidoscopic Study.

Introduction: Mast cells are large granular cells that have classically been related to neutrophil stimulation during early step of inflammation.

Aim: The objective of this work was to identify the incidence of mast cells in inflammatory lesions like periapical granuloma, pyogenic granuloma, gingival hyperplasia. 1.

A study of lip prints and its reliability as a forensic tool.

Introduction: Lip prints, like fingerprints, are unique to an individual and can be easily recorded. Therefore, we compared direct and indirect lip print patterns in males and females of different age groups, studied the inter- and intraobserver bias in recording the data, and observed any changes in the lip print patterns over a period of time, thereby, assessing the reliability of lip prints as a forensic tool.

Materials And Methods: Fifty females and 50 males in the age group of 15 to 35 years were selected for the study.

An in vitro study of antifungal drug susceptibility of Candida species isolated from human immunodeficiency virus seropositive and human immunodeficiency virus seronegative individuals in Lucknow population Uttar Pradesh.

Background: Candidiasis is the most common opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive patients, starting from asymptomatic colonization to pathogenic forms and gradual colonization of non-albicans in patients with advanced immunosuppression leads to resistance for azole group of antifungal drugs with high rate of morbidity and mortality.

Objectives: To isolate the Candida species and determine of antifungal drug susceptibility against fluconazole, itraconazole, nystatin, amphotericin B, and clotrimazolein HIV seropositive and control individuals, with or without clinical oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC).

Materials And Methods: Includes samples from faucial region of 70 subjects with and without clinical candidiasis in HIV seropositive and controls were aseptically inoculated onto Sabaraud's Dextrose Agar media and yeasts were identified for the specific species by Corn Meal Agar, sugar fermentation and heat tolerance tests.

Immunohistochemical characterization of cyclin dependent kinase-4 in different histological grades of oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: Cyclin dependent kinase-4 (CDK4) encoded by CDK gene, is a heterodimer protein of cell cycle in G1-S transition. This study aimed to characterize the CDK4 immunoreactivity in different histological grades of oral leukoplakias (OLs) and oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) and also aims to discuss its probable role in the tumor biogenesis.

Materials And Methods: Expression of CDK4 was investigated in total of 52 samples including OL (15), OSCCs (30) and normal oral tissues (07).

Stromal response in different histological grades of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a histochemical study.

Objectives: The aim of the study is to evaluate the connective tissue changes in different grades of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC's) and the influence of these changes in predicting the biological behavior of these tumors.

Materials And Methods: A total of 39 cases of OSCC's and 6 sections of controls were examined using seven connective tissue special histochemical stains.

Results: Staining intensity of collagen, reticulin, acid mucins, fibrin, glycoproteins, sulfated mucins, elastic fibers around the tumor islands and within the connective tissue was observed.

Ameloblastoma - An enigma.

Ameloblastoma remains an enigmatic group of oral tumors, inspite of being so frequently encountered and widely discussed. Out of the total ameloblastomas reported, 81% cases have been in the mandible, of which 70% are in the molar-ramus area. We report two cases of ameloblastoma with misguiding radiographic and clinical pictures, which made us ponder that common oral lesions are sometimes, the most tough and confusing to diagnose.

Microteaching in dental education.

Health professionals acknowledge that their education does not prepare them for teaching. However, society's increasingly high expectations of them demand that they be taught teaching techniques/skills and trained effectively. Microteaching is a teaching-simulation exercise that will provide immediate supportive feedback.

Pathogenesis of oral lichen planus--a review.

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a T-cell-mediated chronic inflammatory oral mucosal disease of unknown etiology. OLP presents as white striations, white papules, white plaques, erythema, erosions, or blisters affecting predominantly the buccal mucosa, tongue and gingiva. Both antigen-specific and non-specific mechanisms are hypothesized to be involved in the pathogenesis of oral lichen planus (OLP).

Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of cellulase producing Streptomyces noboritoensis SPKC1.

A cellulase producing strain of Actinomycetes was isolated from soil samples which were collected from Southwest ghats, Kerala, India at a depth of 6-12 inches and Actinomycetes was characterized by morphological, cultural, physiological, chemotaxonomical and phylogenetic analysis. The 16S rRNA region of this strain was amplified and sequenced. The Neighbor-joining and Maximum Parsimony algorithm with topology tree of 16S rRNA was constructed.

Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor: a case report and review of the literature.

Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor is a rare odontogenic neoplasm. To date only 31 cases have been reported. We present a case of dentinogenic ghost cell tumor arising at much younger age of 14 in a female patient.

Mucormycosis causing extensive destruction of maxilla.

Mucormycosis is a rare, often fatal opportunistic infection caused by a saprophytic fungus belonging to a class of Phycomycetes. It is characterized by its unrelenting progression towards vital organs with marked propensity towards arterial wall by direct extension producing vascular thrombosis leading to ischaemic necrosis. In normal circumstances the saprophytes are not pathogenic but represent opportunist-requiring impairments in patient's resistance to disease.