Metastatic malignant melanoma: A case of metastasis from foot to mandibular anterior region.

Metastatic malignant melanoma (MMM) of the oral cavity is extremely rare which generally presents in the setting of disseminated disease and have extremely poor prognosis. The most common site for MMM in the oral cavity is tongue followed by buccal mucosa for soft-tissue lesions and posterior mandible for bone involving lesions. Primary tumor sites of oral MMM are usually cutaneous lesions of the trunk, head and neck, limbs, and nasal septum mucosa.

Oral submucous fibrosis: A clinico-histopathological correlational study.

Aim Of The Study: The aim of this study was to correlate the clinical staging (clinical severity) with the histopathological staging (histopathological changes) of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) patients, which would further assist the clinicians to formulate a definite treatment plan.

Materials And Methods: The study group consisted of 50 subjects who were clinically and histologically diagnosed as OSF. Detailed information was gathered in a pretested proforma with emphasis on the various addictions.

Extensive Myiasis infestation associated with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Report of two cases.

Myiasis is the condition of infestation of the body by fly larvae (maggots). The deposited eggs develop into larvae, which penetrate deep structures causing adjacent tissue destruction. It is an uncommon clinical condition, being more frequent in tropical countries and hot climate regions, and associated with poor hygiene, suppurative oral lesions, alcoholism and senility.

Evaluation of the effect of water on three different light cured composite restorative materials stored in water: an in vitro study.

Objectives. The objective of this in vitro study was to investigate whether weight gain or loss in the three different composites occurs due to water absorption when they are stored in water. Methods.