Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology
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J. Oral Pathol. Med. · Aug 2009
Smokeless tobacco use among men in the United States, 2000 and 2005.
Compared with smoking, there is much less information about smokeless tobacco (ST) use in the United States. The purpose of this study is to characterize and compare ST use among American men in 2000 and 2005. ⋯ The prevalence of ST use among men is low but stable; dual use of cigarettes and ST is common, and snuff has become the dominant ST product.
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J. Oral Pathol. Med. · May 2009
Multicenter StudySmokeless tobacco use among adult patients who visited family practice clinics in Karachi, Pakistan.
Use of smokeless tobacco (SLT) is significantly associated with poor oral health and cancers. The objectives of this study were to estimate the proportion of use and the knowledge about SLT in relation to oral cancer and its differentials by socio-demographic and patient's diagnostic categories. This study also aimed to assess the SLT user's attitude and practices for its use. ⋯ In this study, over half of the patients were using SLT in various forms and had poor knowledge about its hazards. We suggest that there is a need for socially and culturally acceptable educational and behavioral interventions for control of SLT usage.
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J. Oral Pathol. Med. · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA case-control study on etiological factors involved in patients with burning mouth syndrome.
To evaluate and analyze the risk factors for burning mouth syndrome (BMS). ⋯ Our study indicated that BMS may be of psychological origin, and the measures such as refraining from oral parafunctional activities, removing local irritating factors, stopping smoking, good mental health status could help in the prevention of BMS.
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J. Oral Pathol. Med. · Sep 2007
Additional use of DNA-image cytometry improves the assessment of resection margins.
Despite the histopathologic findings of tumor-free margins, patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) often suffer from local tumor relapse. The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic value of DNA-image cytometry in the assessment of resection margins. ⋯ The additional use of DNA-image cytometry is a reasonable tool for the assessment of the resection margins of SCCs. DNA-image cytometry could help to find the appropriate treatment option for the patients and thus might improve their prognosis.
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J. Oral Pathol. Med. · Jul 2007
Application of fluorescence microscopy on hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections of healthy and diseased teeth and supporting structures.
Destruction of dental tissue and supporting structures is usually microscopically assessed by routine hematoxylin and eosin (HE)-stained sections. This short communication is concerned with the potential role of fluorescence microscopy of HE-stained sections to study morphological aspects of intact and pathological teeth in dental research. ⋯ This technique also improves the visualization of the root and bone resorption and the delineation of the periapical lesion extension. The fluorescence microscopy technique of HE-stained sections is an easy, reliable and inexpensive method that seems to be a useful tool for evaluating morphological aspects of intact and pathological teeth in dental research.