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J Am Acad Dermatol
January 2025
Mayo Clinic Arizona, Department of Dermatology, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
Traditionally, dermatological education emphasizes hair, skin and nails in its curriculum. There is a practice gap with regard to knowledge of normal oral mucosa variants, performance of the oral examination, and competence in diagnosing and treating oral mucosal disorders. The oral mucosa falls within the purview of dermatology.
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January 2025
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, School of Dentistry, Deppartment of Oral Pathology, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
The study aimed to investigate oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) diagnosed in an Oral Pathology service in southern Brazil over a span of 56 years and to assess the factors influencing their severity and outcomes. A retrospective analysis of histopathological records from 1965 to 2021 was performed. Lesions diagnosed as leukoplakia, erythroplakia, leukoerythroplakia, or actinic cheilitis were included.
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December 2024
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) are a group of lesions carrying the risk of developing into cancer. The gold standard to predict which lesions are more likely to undergo malignant transformation is the presence of dysplasia histologically. However, not all dysplastic lesions progress, and non-dysplastic lesions may also undergo malignant transformation.
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January 2025
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Location Vrije Universiteit and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address:
Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Dutch dentists on oral leukoplakia (OL) and to what extent these aspects are related to whether or not dentists regularly monitor patients with OL.
Material And Methods: A self-developed questionnaire was distributed via a web survey among a sample of dentists participating in an intervision program. Of 1626 invited dentists, 437 (26.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
December 2024
Oral Medicine Division, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil. Electronic address:
Objective: actinic cheilitis (AC) is a potentially malignant disorder of the lip vermillion. The study of effective therapeutic options is of the utmost importance to prevent the development of lip squamous cell carcinoma. This study aimed to evaluate the topical effect of imiquimod 5% (IM) and fludroxycortide (FC) 0.
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