Medicare Advantage (MA) plans may offer dental coverage, a supplemental benefit excluded from traditional Medicare despite the importance of oral health to overall health. This study examined the ...

He began by informing the audience that there are three major categories of lesions that occur in the oral cavity of people with lupus: Therefore, the direct involvement of the oral cavity by lesions ...

Objective To determine if intravenous paracetamol was superior to oral paracetamol as an adjunct to opioids in the management of moderate to severe pain in the ED setting. Methods A prospective, ...

Oral melanoma is a rare cancer that forms in the mucosal tissues of the mouth. There may be no early symptoms, or a person may notice an area that is black or brown, with areas of gray ...

We present evidence that expertise recruits the fusiform gyrus 'face area'. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to measure changes associated with increasing expertise in brain ...

INTRODUCTION: Patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity present deficits in their cellular immunity that contribute to neoplastic growth. Thus, the inflammatory activity, such as the ...

Bumps on the gums can occur for many reasons, such as tooth decay, oral fibroma, and, in rare cases, mouth cancer. Treatment depends on the cause. Bumps on the gums develop for many reasons ...

FITOPROT, which contains curcuminoids and Bidens pilosa L. extract, is an innovative mucoadhesive formulation indicated for the topical treatment of chemoradiotherapy-induced oral mucositis (OM) in ...

We have fabricated a calcium sulfate material that has nanosized particles and thus appears to offer more optimal surface area for the attachment of bone cells so that the bone repair process could ...

Noon Concert: Piano students of Kumaran Arul perform in a relaxed midday setting. 12:30 to 2 p.m., Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. events.stanford.edu The Cake: Della’s life is ...

In patients with early-stage oral cavity carcinoma and a low risk for regional recurrence, omitting elective neck irradiation during postoperative radiotherapy was associated with low rates of ...