Image cytometric evaluation of nuclear texture features and DNA content of the reticular form of oral lichen planus.

Objective: To analyze image cytometric chromatin changes reflected in nuclear texture features and DNA ploidy of oral lichen planus in relation to the normal buccal mucosa and buccal mucosa expressing malignancy-associated changes in cancer patients.

Study Design: Twenty-eight patients with the reticular form of oral lichen planus, with a follow-up period of 25 years, 50 healthy controls and 50 lung cancer patients were included in the study. Scrapings of buccal mucosa were suspended in transport medium.

Sinus maxillaris mycetoma of odontogenic origin: case report.

Fungal infections are on the increase and those of the jaw cavities with Aspergillus species may be connected with the root apices of teeth in the upper jaw. Diagnostic changes in the sinus maxillaris and certain types of facial pain may be indicative of fungal infection. The authors report a case of aspergillosis sinusitis and describe the diagnostic methods and treatment of this infection that may be associated with endodontic treatment.

Malignant potential of the reticular form of oral lichen planus over a 25-year observation period in 55 patients from Slovenia.

A retrospective evaluation of the reticular form of oral lichen planus was made on the basis of clinical and histopathological observations in 55 patients. Patients were re-examined once every six months over a 25-year period. Biopsies were taken from all lesions.