High p16 immunoexpression is not HPV dependent in oral leukoplakia.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of HPV DNA detection in fresh tissue from oral leukoplakia by Linear Array assay, and its correlation with p16 immunoexpression in the northwest region of the São Paulo state, Brazil.

Patients And Methods: Fifty patients diagnosed with oral leukoplakia were included in the study. Sociodemographic, clinicopathologic and lifestyle data, fresh tissue and formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue samples were collected.

Oral health status in victims of child abuse: a case-control study.

Background: Few studies have evaluated the oral health status of children with a history of maltreatment.

Aim: This case-control study evaluated oral health in children who were victims of abuse and in child protective services in Curitiba, Brazil.

Design: One hundred twenty-two children who were victims of abuse and 240 children with no history of abuse (mean ages, 8.