5 results match your criteria: "College of Dentistry University of Baghdad Baghdad Iraq.[Affiliation]"
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- Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common type of oral cancer globally, representing about 90% of oral malignant cases; this study focused on OSCC data from Iraq for the years 2014-2018.
- A total of 722 OSCC cases were reported, predominantly affecting males and individuals over 40 years old, with the tongue being the most frequently involved site.
- The study highlights the need for further research into the causes of oral cancer in Iraq to enhance prevention efforts, indicating an OSCC incidence rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people.
Background And Aims: Acid-induced demineralization may be caused by the consumption of liquid medications routinely administered to children. Therefore, different remineralizing agents, such as fluorides and nano-hydroxyapatite, have been added to oral care products to remineralize erosive lesions. This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of 1% nano-hydroxyapatite suspension and 2% sodium fluoride solution on the surface texture of primary teeth enamel previously exposed to liquid drugs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Limitations of the conventional diagnostic techniques urged researchers to seek novel methods to predict, diagnose, and monitor periodontal disease. Use of the biomarkers available in oral fluids could be a revolutionary surrogate for the manual probing/diagnostic radiograph. Several salivary biomarkers have the potential to accurately discriminate periodontal health and disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCorrelation of amyloid and ameloblast-associated proteins to odontogenic cysts and tumors: A cross-sectional study.
Health Sci Rep
January 2023
Department of Oral Diagnosis, College of Dentistry University of Baghdad Baghdad Iraq.
Background And Aims: Odontogenic cysts and tumors often form hard and soft structures that resemble odontogenesis. It is well known that amyloid is produced in Pindborg tumors; however, it is still debatable whether it is also formed in other odontogenic tumors and cysts. This study aimed to detect the presence of amyloid in different odontogenic cysts and tumors in correlation to matrix proteins secreted during enamel formation; namely amelogenin and odontogenic ameloblast-associated protein.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: The involvement of maxillofacial tissues in SARS-CoV-2 infections ranges from mild dysgeusia to life-threatening tissue necrosis, as seen in SARS-CoV-2-associated mucormycosis. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) which functions as a receptor for SARS-CoV-2 was reported in the epithelial surfaces of the oral and nasal cavities; however, a complete understanding of the expression patterns in deep oral and maxillofacial tissues is still lacking.
Methods: The immunohistochemical expression of ACE2 was analyzed in 95 specimens from maxillofacial tissues and 10 specimens of pulmonary alveolar tissue using a semiquantitative immunohistochemical scoring procedure, taking into account all superficial and deep maxillofacial tissue cells.