What's the best way to determine the type of oral mucosal lesion a patient may have? Can symptoms such as xerostomia and differences in saliva help distinguish oral lichen planus, oral lichenoid ...

Successful management of denture-associated candidiasis relies heavily on mechanical disinfection rather than pharmacologic ...

Doing an immediate biopsy in patients with a suspicious oral lesion — or referring a patient to a specialist who can — remains the single most important recommendation made by the American Dental ...

Lesions and lumps often appear in the mouth, but many of them are benign. While some may need to be removed, many don’t require any treatment at all. Benign oral cavity tumors are essentially ...

Is there a direct relationship between oral leukoplakia and tobacco and alcohol consumption? Do all oral leukoplakias lead to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)? Is it possible to detect premalignant ...

Why has this asymptomatic man in his 60s with an unremarkable medical history suddenly developed gray-white plaque on his soft palate? That's the question facing Jianjun Qiao, MD, PhD, of Zhejiang ...

Aggressive treatment and survival outcomes in NUT midline carcinoma (NMC) of the head and neck (HN). A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of l-glutamine for the severe oral mucositis ...

Diagnosis of Gardner syndrome early in life is imperative so the patient can have a prophylactic colectomy and ­siblings can be evaluated for the disease. The prognosis of amyloidosis depends on which ...

Pakistan: Researchers from Pakistan have reported a rare and severe presentation of erosive lichen planus involving the eyes, ...

Benign tumors of the oral cavity are atypical formations of noncancerous cells that grow in the mouth. They can look like sores or lumps, and they typically develop slowly. Benign oral tumors are ...