Diagnostic tests for oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders in patients presenting with clinically evident lesions

T Walsh, R Macey, AR Kerr, MW Lingen… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common form of malignancy of the oral
cavity, and is often proceeded by oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD). Early …

The oral-gut-brain AXIS: the influence of microbes in Alzheimer's disease

Narengaowa, W Kong, F Lan, UF Awan… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most frequently diagnosed neurodegenerative
disorders worldwide and poses a major challenge for both affected individuals and their …

Global, regional, and national burden of severe periodontitis, 1990–2019: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

MX Chen, YJ Zhong, QQ Dong… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Up‐to‐date epidemiological studies on the global burden of severe periodontitis is
scarce. This study aimed to present the latest estimates for prevalence of severe …

Prevalence of periodontitis based on the 2017 classification in a Norwegian population: The HUNT study

IH Stødle, A Verket, H Høvik, A Sen… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This cross‐sectional study assesses the prevalence of periodontitis in a large
Norwegian population, based on the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of …

Periodontal disease increases the host susceptibility to COVID-19 and its severity: a Mendelian randomization study

Y Wang, H Deng, Y Pan, L Jin, R Hu, Y Lu… - Journal of translational …, 2021 - Springer
Background Emerging evidence shows that periodontal disease (PD) may increase the risk
of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complications. Here, we undertook a two-sample …

Treg: a promising immunotherapeutic target in oral diseases

Y Zhang, J Guo, R Jia - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With the pandemic of COVID-19, maintenance of oral health has increasingly become the
main challenge of global health. Various common oral diseases, such as periodontitis and …

Oral Colonization by Entamoeba gingivalis and Trichomonas tenax: A PCR-Based Study in Health, Gingivitis, and Periodontitis

A Yaseen, A Mahafzah, D Dababseh, D Taim… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background The etiology of periodontitis remains unclear, as is the place of gingivitis in its
pathophysiology. A few studies linked the colonization by oral parasites (Entamoeba …

Diagnostic salivary biomarkers in oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders and their relationships to risk factors–A systematic review

NS Piyarathne, R Rasnayake… - Expert Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and oral potentially malignant disorders
(OPMD) are a significant health burden globally. Smoking, alcohol, and betel quid are the …

Associations between psychological wellbeing, depression, general anxiety, perceived social support, tooth brushing frequency and oral ulcers among adults resident …

MO Folayan, OI Ibigbami, IO Oloniniyi, O Oginni… - BMC Oral Health, 2021 - Springer
Introduction The aims of this study were to determine the associations between
psychological wellbeing, and the frequency of tooth brushing and presence of oral ulcers …

Baicalein inhibits inflammatory response and promotes osteogenic activity in periodontal ligament cells challenged with lipopolysaccharides

M Ren, Y Zhao, Z He, J Lin, C Xu, F Liu, R Hu… - … medicine and therapies, 2021 - Springer
Background Periodontitis is a chronic infection initiated by oral bacterial and their virulence
factors, yet the severity of periodontitis is largely determined by the dysregulated host …