Oral mucosa and salivary findings in non-diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and dialysis treatment could affect oral mucosa and cause qualitative or quantitative changes of saliva.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate oral manifestations, unstimulated salivary flow rate (USFR), salivary pH value and biochemical composition of saliva in non-diabetic patients with CKD.

Design: The study group (PD) consisted of 50 pre-dialysis patients diagnosed with CKD, positive control group (HD) of 25 haemodialysis patients and negative control (H) of 25 age and gender-matched healthy persons.

The Effect of Zinc Gluconate Supplementation on Symptoms and Tongue Epithelium Regeneration in Non-psoriatic Patients with Migratory Glossitis.

The aim of this study was to evaluate zinc gluconate as a treatment option in patients with symptomatic migratory glossitis (MG). Using simple random sampling, 28 non-psoriatic patients with symptomatic MG were divided into a test and control group. The test group took 20 mg/day of chelated zinc gluconate for one month, and was put on a diet rich in zinc.

Stressful Life Events and Personality Traits in Patients with Oral Lichen Planus.

The onset and aggravation of symptoms in patients with oral lichen planus (OLP) are related to psychosomatic constitution and stress involvement. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of stressful life events and neuroticism as a personality trait in patients with OLP. A total of 32 patients with clinically and histopathological proven cases of OLP (16 with the nonerosive and 16 with erosive form), along with 31 healthy controls without oral lesions matched for age and sex were included in the study.

Is denture stomatitis always related with candida infection? A case control study.

Aim: To examine the oral mucosa under the denture base and to determine the influence of local factors that contribute to denture stomatitis.

Methods: In this prospective, case control study 30 patients with palatal inflammatory lesions were evaluated. A degree of palatal inflammation was scored.

Unstimulated whole salivary flow rate and anxiolytics intake are independently associated with oral Candida infection in patients with oral lichen planus.

Many factors have been proposed to influence oral infection with yeast. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of oral yeasts in oral lichen planus (OLP) patients and control subjects, and to perform a multiple logistic regression analysis to identify factors that influence oral Candida infection in OLP patients. In this cross-sectional study, 90 new patients with OLP and 90 sex- and age-matched control subjects with no mucosal lesions were interviewed about their health status, use of medication, and smoking and alcohol habits.

The histological characteristics of clinically normal mucosa adjacent to oral cancer.

Background: The 'field cancerization' theory tries to explain the risk of local recurrences and development of second primary tumors in oral sqamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients. According to this theory it is assumed that clinically normal mucosa adjacent to oral cancer, except molecular, has already developed certain premalignant histopathological changes.

Aims: The aim of this study was to determine histological characteristics of clinically normal-looking mucosa at different distances from the apparent tumor lesion margins in OSCC patients.

[Candida albicans infection in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma].

Background/aim: Systemic candidiasis in intensive care units remains an improtant problem due to antifungal resistance. Patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer are at increased risk of developing oral candidiasis and they more frequent have prior fungi colonization. Due to identification of specific risk factors predisposing to fungal infection in order to threat such patients the aim of this study was to determine the presence of Candida species in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and compare it to the control subjects (patients with benign oral mucosal lesions).

[Histological characteristics of oral leukoplakia].

Introduction: Leukoplakia (LKP) is defined as a white patch or plaque on the mucosa of oral cavity, vulva, vagina etc., which cannot be removed and cannot be clinically or microscopically explained by presence of a disease. LKP is included in the group of lesions with malignant potential.

[New knowledge on the diagnosis of oral leukoplakia].

Introduction: There have been many discussions and debates in the literature over appropriate criteria for diagnosing oral leukoplakia and for predicting its prognosis.

Clinical Aspects: In general, two clinical variants of leukoplakia are being recognised: the homogeneous and non-homogeneous type. Clinical subdivisions of leukoplakia in these two types can be used for cases in which no biopsy is available.

[Prevalence of oral leukoplakia].

Introduction: This paper reviews epidemiologic studies on prevalence of oral leukoplakia. Special emphasis is placed on population selection, diagnostic criteria, type and training of examiners and risk factor assessment. Prevalence of leukoplakia in these studies has ranged from 0.

[Effects of smoking on the periodontium].

Introduction: The exact mechanisms by which smoking effects the periodontal tissues are not known. Studies in which plaque or calculus are taken into consideration come to conflicting conclusions regarding effects of smoking.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the oral hygiene and periodontal status in smokers and compare them with nonsmokers.