A mini review of histological and genetic oral lesions in adult and elderly patients referred to Shiraz Dentistry School

Abstract

Oral diseases include all lesions which affect the oral cavity, periodontal areas and related structures and are associated with pain and discomfort, eating difficulties and problems with speech and communication. Therefore, familiarity with these diseases is necessary for dentists and clinicians. Over the past several decades, long-term outcomes associated with oral lesions and their management has been of increasing concern and dentists must be familiar with these pathological, histological and genetic lesions and how to manage them. This article is a mini review of some common oral lesions especially in adults and elderly patients who attended Shiraz Dentistry School, Iran, and is designed to help all dental practitioners to be more ready to deal with these lesions.

Oral findings in chronic kidney disease. A cross-sectional study in Shiraz, Iran

“…Restricted fluid intake, use of medications and decreased in salivary flow rate may be induced this phenomenon (12). This finding is in coordination with previous studies (7,13). Taste abnormality, burning sensation and halitosis were frequently seen in cases with ESRD.…”

“…MRG, denture stomatitis and angular cheilitis are other finding of current research. A higher rate of such lesions was reported in diabetic cases without association with age, sex, duration of DM, medications, fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (13,15). Oral candidiasis manifest to be a steady finding in patients with hemodialysis patients (2,7).…”

Observational Molecular Case-Control Study of Genetic Polymorphisms 1 in Programmed Cell Death Protein-1 in Patients with Oral Lichen Planus

“…Oral lichen planus (OLP) is the most common chronic, non-infectious, autoimmune disease of the soft tissue, affecting 1-2 % of adult patients in oral medicine clinics (Ghapanchi et al, 2015). This disease most frequently manifests as lesions in the buccal mucosa (Axéll and Rundquist 1987;Sugerman, Savage et al, 2002;Rezazadeh et al, 2017) and may appear as bilateral, fiery red erythema across the entire width of the attached gingiva (Sugerman and Sabage, 2002;Lavaee et al, 2018).…”