1/219. Oral crohn disease: clinical characteristics and long-term follow-up of 9 cases.BACKGROUND: Oral localization of crohn disease is uncommon and must be differentiated from nonspecific lesions. Its natural course and its long-term prognosis are unknown. OBSERVATIONS: We studied 9 patients (8 male, 1 female; age range, 7-52 years; median age, 16 years) with crohn disease and specific oral lesions, including deep linear ulcers, pseudopolyps, and/or labial or buccal swelling and induration. The prevalence of such lesions was 0.5%. The median follow-up was 11 years. Oral localization developed before (n = 2), at the same time as (n = 2), or after (n = 5) the onset of the digestive disease. Noticeable associated localizations were observed in the anoperineum (n = 8) and the esophagus (n = 3). The median duration of the oral lesions was 4 years (range, 1-13 years), without necessary parallelism with the digestive localization. Five patients had complete healing after a median delay of 2 years. CONCLUSIONS: Oral localization of crohn disease is characterized by a marked male predominance, a young age at onset of crohn disease, and a very protracted course. The high prevalence of associated anal and esophageal involvement suggests that Crohn lesions have a particular trophicity for squamous cell epithelium.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = ulcer (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/219. Human Gongylonema infection in a resident of new york city.A case of infection with Gongylonema is described in a 41-year-old woman living in new york city. The patient sought medical attention with the complaint of a sensation of 1-year duration of something moving in her mouth. On two occasions she removed worms from her mouth, once from her lip, once from the gum. One of the specimens submitted for examination was an adult female Gongylonema. It is not possible to say whether the infection was acquired in new york city, or elsewhere, since the patient traveled frequently to mississippi to visit relatives. As cases of delusional parasitosis continue to increase, clinicians and laboratorians alike need to be alert to the possibility that foreign objects removed from the mouth, or elsewhere, may indeed represent unusual parasitic infections, and that these objects should be examined before being discarded.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 217.61060736377keywords = mouth (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/219. Recurrent buccal space abscesses: a complication of Crohn's disease.Oral features of Crohn's disease include ulcerations, lip fissuring, cobblestone plaques, and mucosal tags. We report the case of a 16-year old male patient with a 3-month history of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and oral ulceration. Clinical examinations revealed established intestinal lesions, a marked cobblestone appearance in the oral cavity, and an unusual pattern of presentation not previously reported in the literature: persistent, recurrent buccal space abscesses.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 107.38824750769keywords = oral ulcer, ulcer (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/219. Heterotopic oral gastrointestinal cyst: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.Oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst is a rare entity occurring in infants and children and showing a predilection for males. The cyst usually appears as an asymptomatic swelling in the floor of the mouth. Difficulty in feeding, swallowing, respiration, and speech have been reported in approximately 30% of those affected. The tongue-in particular, its anterior aspectis involved in up to 60% of reported cases. The clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic features of cases of heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst involving the anterior tongue in a 2-year-old girl and the anterior floor of the mouth in a 2-month-old boy are presented, and theories of pathogenesis are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 145.07373824252keywords = mouth (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/219. Atypical herpes simplex can mimic a flare of disease activity in patients with pemphigus vulgaris.We present a 69-year-old white woman with pemphigus vulgaris limited to the oral mucosa who presented with oral pain and difficulty swallowing of 2 days duration, followed by multiple irregular ulcers arising from normal mucosa with no grouping of individual lesions--herpes simplex should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lesions that appear suddenly in patients with PV, particularly if the lesions fail to respond to an increased dose of corticosteroids.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = ulcer (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/219. Complete dentures and the associated soft tissues.Some of the conditions of the soft tissues related to complete dentures encountered during a period of 25 years at a university clinic were presented and discussed from the standpoint of the clinical prosthodontist. During this time, over 1,000 denture patients were treated each year. For some conditions, a method of management was offered with treatment by sound prosthodontic principles rather than unneccessary medication. That denture fabrication involves much more than mere mechanical procedures is an understatement. Complete dentures are foreign objects in the oral cavity that are accepted and tolerated by the tissue to a degree that is surprising. As prosthodontists, we can gain satisfaction from the realization that the incidence of oral cancer due to dentures is less than extremely low. At the same time, we must be ever mindful of the statement by Sheppard and associates. "Complete dentures are not the innocuous devices we often think they are." Every dentist must remember that one of his greatest missions is to serve as a detection agency for cancer. The information discussed indicates (1) the need for careful examination of the mouth, (2) the value of a rest period of 8 hours every day for the supporting tissues, and (3) the importance of regular recall visits for denture patients. Robinson stated that while the dental laboratory technician can be trained to aid the dentist in the fabrication of prosthetic devices, his lack of knowledge of reactions and diseases of the oral tissues limits him to an auxiliary role. Complete prosthodontics is a highly specialized health service that greatly affects the health, welfare, and well-being of the patient. It can be rendered only by the true professional who is educated in the biomedical sciences.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 72.536869121258keywords = mouth (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/219. Congenital neutropenia. Report of a case and a biorationale for dental management.Congenital neutropenia is characterized by a marked decrease in or lack of circulating PMN's in children with no prior history of drug intake. The neutropenia is persistent and the clinical course is one of early onset of severe, recurrent, and eventually fatal infections. bone marrow studies show a maturation arrest of neutrophilic precursors. Because of their greatly increased susceptibility to infection, patients with congenital neutropenia present a difficult dental management problem. A case of congenital neutropenia has been presented, as well as a biorationale for dental treatment. On the basis of reports in the literature, the following recommendations for the management of patients with congenital neutropenia are made: 1. The prevention and control of infection and the interception of dental disease before surgical intervention becomes necessary should be the overriding considerations in the management of patients with congenital neutropenia. 2. The carious breakdown of teeth should be prevented by the daily application of a 0.4 per cent stannous fluoride gel in addition to oral hygiene and limitation of sucrose intake. 3. Periodontal therapy should be palliative only, since alveolar bone loss is progressive despite frequent oral hygiene instruction and prophylaxis. The goal of periodontal therapy for patients with congenital neutropenia should therefore be a decrease in gingival inflammation to make the patient's mouth more comfortable and to slow down alveolar bone loss. Periodontal surgery is contraindicated. 4. bacteremia and subsequent septicemia should be prevented since a minor infection can become life threatening in patients with congenital neutropenia. The patient should rinse for 30 seconds and the gingival sulci should be irrigated with a phenolated antiseptic mouthwash prior to all dental manipulations of the soft tissue. This will significantly reduce the incidence of bacteremia. 5. Surgery should be avoided if at all possible because of the high risk of post-operative infection. All surgery sholld be performed in the hospital, and the patient should be given antibiotics as determined by his physician. Primary closure should be done with fine polyglycolic acid sutures to reduce the chance of infection. If postoperative infection can be prevented, wound healing will progress normally despite the complete absence of PMN's.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 145.07373824252keywords = mouth (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/219. Unusual palatal presentation of oral psoriasis.Oral lesions of psoriasis are rare clinical observations. Report on oral psoriasis that are well documented show no consistent lesion pattern. The oral lesions range in type from red plaques to white plaques to ulcers. In this report, an unusual palatal presentation of oral psoriasis with red serpiginous concentric arcs is described. The diagnosis of intraoral psoriasis is supported by clinical and microscopic findings.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = ulcer (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/219. Sublingual enteric duplication cyst.We describe a case of enteric duplication arising from the floor of the mouth and base of the tongue of a 7-year-old child. This mass was asymptomatic and was detected on routine dental examination. The unusual location, possible etiology, and a brief review of the literature are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 72.536869121258keywords = mouth (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/219. Post-traumatic spindle cell nodule misdiagnosed as a herniation of the buccal fat pad.We studied a quasi-neoplastic lesion that developed in the oral mucosa secondarily to trauma. The female patient, 2 years of age, presented with a rapidly growing nodule and the lesion was diagnosed as a herniation of the buccal fat pad. Following partial resection, no recurrence was seen. The ulcerated polypoid mass was composed of compact spindle-cell proliferation with invasion of underlying muscle and fat. Atypical stromal cells were present in the myxoid areas. The surface edematous stroma contained abundant granulation tissue-type vascularity and a mixed population of chronic inflammatory cells. On immunohistochemical study, the spindle cells were consistent with myofibroblasts. The morphologic features, proliferating cell type, and benign clinical course are identical to the post-operative spindle cell nodules that occur in the genitourinary tract.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = ulcer (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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