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Evaluation of Candidal Species in Oral Submucous Fibrosis and Oral Lichen Planus: A Microbiological Study

Ashok Vikey & Astha Pusame · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2024

Background: Candida is opportunistic microorganisms in oral cavity, causes oral candidiasis. The presence of candida and subspecies in oral premalignant lesions may intensify the infection and transform pre malignant lesions into cancer. Objective: To isolate various types of can...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i51444

Odontogenic Keratocyst: A Case Series

R. Kirthika, Ch. Uma Reddy, Br. Sathvikalakshmi, L. Chandrashekar, R. Sudarshan & A. Feroz Khan · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2018

The maxillofacial region is affected by a more significant number of cysts than any other parts of the body. Odontogenic cysts are rare entities that appear in tooth-bearing areas.  In this study, three cases of odontogenic keratocyst were collected over a period of 3 months in t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2018/39788

Oral Cancer and Oral Sex: Awareness and Practice among Nursing Students in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria

K. K. Kanmodi, B. A. Amoo, A. E. Sopeju & O. R. Adeniyi · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of oral sex, and explore the level of awareness on oral cancer among nursing students in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This research was a descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study carried out among 158 nurs...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/29935

Oral Candidiasis: Complication of Concomitant Chemo-radiotherapy in Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Sadia Minhas, Muhammad Kashif, Wasif Altaf & A. H. Nagi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Objectives: To investigate oral candidiasis clinically and cytologically in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma cancer before and at the end of concomitant chemo-radiation therapy and to explore its association with clinical oral symptoms and days of Chemo-radiation. Secon...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/21921