Publications by authors named "Jefferson Rocha Tenorio"
Psammomatoid juvenile ossifying fibroma (PJOF) is a benign fibro-osseous lesion that mainly affects the paranasal sinuses and periorbital bones. It may cause significant esthetic and functional impairment. Herein, we describe the diagnosis and surgical approach of an extensive PJOF arising in the frontal sinus of a young male.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To assess the presence of alterations suggestive of reduced bone mineral density (BMD) by using mandibular cortical index (MCI) in panoramic radiographs of cirrhotic individuals and to evaluate their relationship with other characteristics of hepatic cirrhosis (HC).
Methods And Results: This is an observational case-control study assessing the medical records of 165 cirrhotic patients matched by sex and age with healthy individuals. MELD (model of end stage liver disease) score, etiology, complications, comorbidities, and serum levels of vitamin D were collected.
Objective: To assess the serum and salivary levels of biomarkers related to bone metabolism in cirrhotic patients as well as the evidence of osteoporotic changes on panoramic radiographs.
Materials And Methods: Thirty-eight cirrhotic patients underwent anamnesis and physical examination. Specimens of blood and saliva were collected for evaluation by using Luminex™ xMAP technology to quantify RANKL, OPG, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) behaves in the saliva and blood of HIV-positive patients, particularly in relation to oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL).
- It involved 94 patients, examining their blood and saliva for EBV levels and considering factors like age, gender, and HIV treatment history.
- Findings showed higher EBV levels in saliva, a correlation between EBV in saliva and blood, and that patients with OHL had significantly higher EBV in saliva, though OHL's presence was mainly linked to age rather than other HIV-related factors.
Oral leishmaniasis: Report of two cases.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol
September 2020
Leishmaniasis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by several species of the parasite Leishmania that is transmitted by insects of the genus spp. or spp. This disease can affect skin, mucous membranes and viscera being classified as cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, depending on the spectrum of clinical manifestations.
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- The study investigated the prevalence of calcified atheromas in the carotid arteries of patients with liver cirrhosis compared to healthy individuals using panoramic radiographs.
- A case-control study included 67 liver cirrhosis patients and 67 matched healthy controls, with findings showing that 19.4% of cirrhotic patients had calcified atheromas versus 5.9% in the healthy group.
- Results indicated that cirrhotic patients are 3.72 times more likely to have these atheromas, and having kidney issues further increases this risk by 18.58 times.
Background: The liver is responsible for the production of almost all coagulation factors, but does this indicate a risk of developing unusual bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis during dental surgery?
Types Of Studies Reviewed: In this systemic review, the authors followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist and performed a search of PubMed, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane databases.
Results: Seven studies met the inclusion criteria. The sample sizes ranged from 23 through 318 participants, number of extracted teeth ranged from 62 through 1,183, platelet count ranged from 16,000 through 216,000 per cubic milimeter, and the international normalized ratio was less than 4.
Prevalence of sublingual varices in patients with cirrhosis and the correlation with nitrogen compounds.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
January 2020
Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the presence and severity of sublingual varices in patients with cirrhosis and the correlation between these varices and nitrogen compounds (i.e., ammonia, urea and nitric oxide) in blood and saliva.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To verify whether there are differences between populations of CD8 + and FoxP3 + T cells in lesions of oral lichen planus associated with hepatitis C virus chronic infection (OLP-HCV) and lesions of idiopathic oral lichen planus (OLP-I).
Materials And Methods: A case-control study was performed using a convenience sample of 11 paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of OLP-HCV and 19 of OLP-I. Histological sections stained with haematoxylin and eosin were used to classify the intensity of inflammatory infiltrate.