Mandibular Buccal Bifurcation Cyst: Report of Two Cases.

Mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst is a rare inflammatory odontogenic cyst. We reported two cases who complained of painful swelling of extraoral soft tissue. Intraoral examination revealed the partially erupted mandibular first molar.

An in vitro study of the long non-coding RNA TUG1 in tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: This study sought to study the expression of the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) taurine-upregulated gene 1 (TUG1) in tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) and reveal its possible function.

Methods: qRT-PCR was used to evaluate 27 samples of fresh TSCC tissues and adjacent normal tongue tissues. siRNA technology was employed to downregulate TUG1 expression in CAL-27 and SCC-9 cell lines.

TUC338 Overexpression Leads to Enhanced Proliferation and Reduced Apoptosis in Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells In Vitro.

Purpose: Long noncoding RNAs are closely related to the development of tumors. In this study, we explored the contribution of the long noncoding RNA TUC338 to cellular processes in tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC).

Materials And Methods: First, we detected TUC338 expression using quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in 25 patients.

[Comparison of two different flap designs in removal of impacted wisdom tooth].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two different flap designs on surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars.

Methods: Four hundred patients who required removal of impacted mandibular third molars were included in the study. They were divided into group A and group B randomly.

Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and vascular endothelial growth factor in ameloblastoma.

The purposes of this study were to determine the correlation between the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in ameloblastoma and to examine the relationships of this expression to angiogenesis and the clinical and biological behaviors of the tumor. Immunohistochemical staining with streptavidin peroxidase was used to analyze iNOS and VEGF expression, and CD34 was used to evaluate microvascular density (MVD) in 35 ameloblastomas (24 primary tumors and 11 recurrences) and 5 malignant ameloblastomas. Ten odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) served as controls.