Background Oral verrucous hyperplasia is commonly observed in the oral cavity of betel
quid chewers and is a potential malignant disorder. However, the prognostic factors and …

Objectives Autofluorescence imaging is gaining popularity as an adjunctive test for oral
potentially malignant disorders (OPMD). This study evaluated the efficacy of …

BACKGROUND Oral potential malignant disorders (OPMDs) are a precancerous condition
of oral disease. Several studies have found that betel quid chewing, smoking and alcohol …

Relatively little is known about the metabolism of areca nut in human saliva. We here
describe the simultaneous quantification of areca nut metabolites: arecoline, arecaidine and …

Regarding oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) development, chewing areca is known to
be a strong risk factor in many Asian cultures. Therefore, we established an OSCC induced …

Background/Aim: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a critical role in inflammation and
carcinogenesis, and the expression of mRNA MMP7 in oral squamous cell carcinoma …

Aim: Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of multifunctional proteins which have been
shown to be up-regulated in various types of cancer. However, the contribution of MMP1 …

Objective Exophytic oral verrucous hyperplasia (OVH) is a new entity described by an expert
working group from South Asia. First reported in Taiwan, there are no reports so far from an …

The anti-oral cancer effects of santamarine (SAMA), a Michelia compressa var. compressa-
derived natural product, remain unclear. This study investigates the anticancer effects and …

Background: Cancer is Latinized from Greek word 'karkinos' meaning crab, denoting how
carcinoma extends its claws like a crab into adjacent tissues. It has been well established by …