Neutrophil: Lymphocyte ratio and oral squamous cell carcinoma: A preliminary study.

Introduction/background: It is well-established that host response plays a vital role in the determination of biological behavior of tumors. Inflammatory response against tumors has been a focus of research in recent years. There has been extensive research regarding inflammatory reaction in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in tissue specimens.

Denture labels: Various types and their abilities to resist different assaults.

Introduction: The use of denture labels for the purpose of identification has been well documented. A number of labels for marking the denture are documented till date demonstrating the ease of fabrication and its potential value in identification. Therefore, it becomes essential that these denture labels fulfill the requisites of an ideal denture label and thus should be able to sustain the various assaults to which they might be subjected simulating a crime scene.

Nuclear fractal dimension: A new objective approach for discriminating normal mucosa, dysplasia and carcinoma.

Background: Various clinical and histological factors have helped in predicting the survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). However, there has been a need for more specialized diagnostic and prognostic factors to avoid subjective variation among opinion. Thus, fractal dimension (FD) can be used as an index of the morphological changes that the epithelial cells undergo during their transformation into neoplastic cell.