Long-term follow-up of oral epithelial dysplasia: A hospital based cross-sectional study.

Background/purpose: Oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) is characterized histopathologically by cellular and morphological changes that remain the single most important factor predicting risk for subsequent development of invasive neoplasia. Hence the aims of the present study were to determine the rate of malignant change of OED in a group of patients followed-up for a number of years, and hence determine factors likely to influence this malignant change, and to describe the clinical characteristics of patients who developed recurrence of OED and second dysplastic lesions.

Materials And Methods: This is hospital based cross-sectional study of all biopsy reports with histologically confirmed OED between 2012 and 2018 were retrospectivelly reviewed.

Dental caries experience, oral health status and treatment needs of dental patients with autism.

Objectives: Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder. The aims of this study were to investigate whether children with autism have higher caries prevalence, higher periodontal problems, or more treatment needs than children of a control group of non-autistic patients, and to provide baseline data to enable comparison and future planning of dental services to autistic children.

Material And Methods: 61 patients with autism aged 6-16 years (45 males and 16 females) attending Dubai and Sharjah Autism Centers were selected for the study.

Dental practitioner's knowledge, opinions and methods of management of oral premalignancy and malignancy.

Objectives: The present study outlines the results of a pilot study to determine the knowledge and awareness of a cohort of dentists in United Arab Emirates (UAE) regarding aetiology, clinical features and appropriate early management of oral premalignant and malignant lesions.

Materials And Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was constructed and posted to 300 UAE Dental Practitoners (DPs), selected randomly from the register of Emirates Dental Association. The present report details the responses of this cohort.

Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption as risk factors for site-specific intraoral epithelial dysplasia.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of tobacco and alcohol as possible risk factors for oral epithelial dysplasia in the various oral subsites.

Methods: Data were gathered from 630 patients with oral epithelial dysplasia in the United Arab Emirates between 1997 and 2007. Odds ratios for oral epithelial dysplasia at various oral subsites were estimated using multiple logistic regression for each level of exposure of interest.