Effect of Hypochlorites on the Compressive Strength and Surface Hardness of Type V Dental Stone: An Study.

Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the compressive strength and surface hardness of a type V dental stone after hypochlorite disinfection.

Materials And Methods: Two types of specimens were made according to the American Dental Association (ADA) specification no. 25 for each wet compressive strength, dry compressive strength, and surface hardness.

Refractory Sjogrens syndrome: Is parotidectomy justified?

Primary and secondary Sjogrens syndrome (SS) is the classification used, according to the American-European Consensus Group Criteria. Salivary and lacrimal gland dysfunctions are the usual hallmark of the disease, but the involvement of other exocrine glands and extraglandular manifestations of the disease do occur. In rare cases, few patients are refractory to the conventional therapy and due to the sudden increase in size of a mass and the esthetic and psychological concerns of a "cancerous growth," the surgical treatment modalities have to be modified.

Role of immunoreactive patterns of lymph nodes in neck dissection cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a clinical and histopathological study.

Objectives: Metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) can occur in a variety of ways, and draining lymphatics and lymph nodes serve as a common route. Prior to metastasis, lymph nodes elicit an immune response to either wall off or create a favorable environment for homing of tumor cells. This immune response to tumor stimuli is visualized by recognizing various immunoreactive patterns exhibited by the lymph node.

Flexural Strength of Surface-Treated Heat-Polymerized Acrylic Resin after Repair with Aluminum Oxide-Reinforced Autopolymerizing Acrylic Resin.

Background: A fracture of denture base often occurs through a fatigue mechanism, which over a period of time leads to the formation of small cracks, resulting in fracture.

Aim And Objective: To evaluate the flexural strength of repaired heat-polymerized acrylic resin, with different percentage of aluminum oxide (AlO) added to the repair resin and effect of two different surface treatments on the flexural strength of repaired heat-polymerized acrylic resin and also to evaluate quantification of filler particles using scanning electron microscopy.

Materials And Methodology: Fifty specimens of heat-polymerized acrylic resin were prepared according to the American Dental Association specification no.

Clinico-pathological factors affecting lymph node yield in Indian patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of mandibular Gingivo-Buccal sulcus.

Aim: Lymph node yield (LNY) is a valid marker of prognosis in oral cancer. Precise estimation of LNY in Indian patients with T3/T4 gingivobuccal sulcus squamous cell carcinoma (GBS-SCC) has not been well documented. Hence, the primary objective of the study was to determine the LNY in patients with T3/T4 SCC of mandibular GBS, and the secondary objective was to study the association of LNY with clinicopathological factors such as tumor thickness, histological differentiation, number of positive nodes, and extracapsular spread (ECS).