A nodular growth on maxillary gingiva.

A case of angiosarcoma of maxilla is presented. The occurrence of angiosarcoma in the oral cavity is a rare incidence and maxilla is one of the rarest sites to be involved. The purpose of this article is also to emphasize the fact that sometimes small, innocent-looking masses in the oral cavity might actually turn out to be a highly destructive malignant tumor.

Fahr's disease with oral manifestations: report of a rare case.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to discuss the general and oral findings in a patient with Fahr's disease, an uncommon disorder.

Clinical Presentation And Intervention: A patient presented with the complaint of partial anodontia, but further clinical and radiographic investigations showed a myriad of findings including stunted growth, osteoporosis and pathological calcifications. Oral findings included oligodontia and advanced periodontitis in relation to the present teeth.

A mini-OSCE for formative assessment of diagnostic and radiographic skills at a dental college in India.

The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is being widely used for assessment of skills in dental education around the world. In India, OSCE awareness is rising, and a few exploratory attempts have been made in its implementation. This article describes use of a five-station mini-OSCE for formative assessment of dental diagnostic and radiographic skills in an undergraduate curriculum.

Analgesic efficacy of diazepam and placebo in patients with temporomandibular disorders: a double blind randomized clinical trial.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the analgesic efficacy of placebo and diazepam in patients with temporomandibular disorder.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-five patients were recruited with a diagnosis of temporomandibular disorder based on standard clinical diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorder. The patients were put in to one of the two groups: placebo or diazepam at random.

Reliability of Logicon caries detector in the detection and depth assessment of dental caries: an in-vitro study.

Background: Digital radiography has so far not resulted in improved rates of proximal caries detection. Historically, automated caries detection tools have been largely academic. Opinions regarding the performance of the only such commercially available tool, viz.

Synchronous osteosarcoma of mandible.

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor, but only 5% of lesions occur in the jaws. The incidence of synchronous osteosarcomas (1% to 3%) is even less. A combination of synchronous osteosarcoma, with one of the lesions occurring in the jaws, is a very rare combination.

Although leukoplakia responds to some treatments relapses and adverse effects are common.

Data Sources: The Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register, Cochrane Central Trials Register, Medline and Embase were searched, as well as the following journals: Cancer, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, European Journal of Oral Sciences, Journal of Dental Research, Oral Oncology, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics. The reference lists of included studies and reviews were checked, and oral medicine experts were contacted through a European mailing list (EURORALMED).

Study Selection: Randomised controlled trials (RCT) were included if they had enrolled patients who had a diagnosis of oral leukoplakia and who were undergoing any surgical or medical (topical and systemic) treatment.