Oral pathology 10 September 2021
VITAMIN D in oral gel as a prevention of mucositis during radiotherapy
Worldwide, head and neck cancer (HNC) counts approximately 830,000 cases and 430,000 deaths per year according to the Global Cancer Statistics "GLOBOCAN" 2018. For HNC patients, radiotherapy (RT) is...
Oral pathology 04 August 2021
Oral sarcoidosis: literature review and presentation of a primary manifestation
Authors: Marco Campana, Mariani Umberto, Valeria Martini, Riccardo Bonacina, Sonzogni Aurelio
The Objectives of this work are to propose a literature review from 2008 up to 2018 about oral manifestations of sarcoidosis and scar-sarcoidosis and to introduce a rare case of a primary intraoral...
Oral pathology 02 August 2021
Longitudinal epidemiologic analysis of three decades of TMD populations
Authors: Emanuela Serritella, Paola Di Giacomo, Chiara Vompi, Gianni Falisi, Carlo Di Paolo
Aim: This study aims to compare the epidemiological data of three cohorts of dysfunctional patients attending to the Clinical Gnathology Service of “Policlinico Umberto I University Hospital...
Oral pathology 12 July 2021
Tooth wear / Tooth surface loss (TSL) is a normal yet irreversible physiological process that occurs throughout life. It is however, considered pathological when the degree of destruction of...
Oral pathology 07 July 2021
Influence of systemic and local factors on the oral surgery healing process
Authors: Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina, Pietro Messina
The aim of the study is to describe the physiological mechanism of healing of the surgical wound of the oral cavity and to present the systemic and local factors that can influence it.Hemostasis...
Authors: Emanuela Serritella, Paola Di Giacomo, Chiara Vompi, Gianni Falisi, Carlo Di Paolo
Aim: This study aims to compare the epidemiological data of three cohorts of dysfunctional patients attending to the Clinical Gnathology Service of “Policlinico Umberto I University Hospital...
Oral pathology 25 May 2021
Odontogenic sinusitis in immunosuppressed patient: a case report and literature review
Authors: Christian Bacci; Vlatko Prosenikliev; Sara Munari; Mariagrazia Boccuto, Carmela Gurrieri; Marco Pizzi; Enzo Emanuelli
Objectives: to describe a complex multidisciplinary case.Materials and Methods: Odontogenic sinusitis accounts for about 10% of all cases of sinusitis. The incidence of sinusitis rises dramatically...
Oral pathology 18 May 2021
Gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia: review of the literature and treatment of two clinical cases
Authors:A Rossi, T. Terenzio, L. Moneghini, D. Scarnò, M. Vitali, S. Giovannini
The aim of this paper is to perform a literature review of Gnathodiaphyseal Dysplasia (GDD) and to describe in detail two new clinical cases of GDD.A literature search on PubMed and Scopus was...
Oral pathology 11 May 2021
Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2: state of the art and perspectives of molecular salivary testing
Authors:Daniela CARMAGNOLA, Dolaji HENIN, Gaia PELLEGRINI, Elena CANCIANI, Mariachiara PERROTTA, Arianna SANGIORGIO, Greta GAMBACORTA, Claudia DELLAVIA
Closing commercial, recreational and educational activities is one of the most frequently adopted measures worldwide, to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond their positive effect, however, such...
Oral pathology 04 April 2021
Preoperative receptive music therapy in oral oncologic surgery: preliminary study
Authors:Fabio Dell’Olio, Pantaleo Lorusso, Irene Sorrentino, Filippo Giordano, Saverio Capodiferro, Angela Tempesta, Luisa Limongelli, Maria Massaro, Filomena Puntillo, Nicola Brienza, Gianfranco Favia1
The diagnosis of oral cancer causes anxiety and fear to the patient undergoing to the surgery under general anesthesia, and could affect negatively the peri-operative period rising blood pressure and...
Oral pathology 01 April 2021
Gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia: review of the literature and treatment of two clinical cases
Authors:A. Rossi, T. Terenzio, L. Moneghini, D. Scarnò, M. Vitali, S. Giovannini
The aim of this paper is to perform a literature review regarding the Gnathodiaphyseal Dysplasia (GDD), describing two clinical cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature search on PubMed and...
Oral pathology 18 March 2021
Dental erosion can affect the long-term health of the mouth. This condition is associated with the loss of hard dental tissues due to the chemical action of dietary or stomach acids. Patient...
Authors:Giulia Pradal, Daniela Sorrentino, Niccolò Lombardi, Roberto Franchini, Laura Moneghini, Elena Varoni
The aim of this report is to present the diagnostic path and treatment of oral manifestations related to IgG4 disease. This disease has an autimmune nature and it has been identified as a diagnostic...
Oral pathology 28 February 2021
Authors:Silvia Poli, Daniela Sorrentino, Giovanni Lodi, Elena Vegni
Communicating bad news is a difficult and stressful task for all healthcare professionals, including dentists. Effective communication of bad news is essential...
Oral pathology 04 February 2021
Authors:Martina Salvatorina Murgia, Maria Elisabetta Murgia, Alessandra Scano, Cinzia Casu, Germano Orrù
Herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) infection is often underestimated, despite the global seroprevalence of the virus, present in about 3709 million people. It is estimated that both HSV-1 and Herpes simplex...
Authors:Massimo Albanese, Luigi Fabrizio Rodella, Dario Bertossi, Luca Parenti, Erminia Manfrin, Francesca Zotti
Fibromyxoma is a benign locally aggressive odontogenic tumor with a mesenchymal origin, however its nature is controversial. The World Health Organization both in 2005 classification and 2017...
Oral pathology 29 September 2020
Efficacy of melatonin in prevention of oral mucositis in patients on anticancer therapy
Head and neck cancers are unfortunately common today and the treatment options are multidisciplinary approaches including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. However, radiotherapy and...
Authors: G. Lodi, A. Pispero, E.M. Varoni, S. Decani, D. Costa
A 32-year-old male patient is sent, for a right mandibular injury, by his own doctor to the Oral Pathology and Surgery Service of the Operative Unit of Odontostomatology II of ASST Santi Paolo e...
Oral pathology 20 May 2020
Co-authors: F. Scotti, M. Mandaglio, S. Decani, E. Baruzzi
An 83-year-old female patient arrives in urgency complaining of noticeable exacerbation of the symptoms at the level of oral mucous. The patient, non-smoker...
Oral pathology 25 February 2020
A 60-year-old patient in good general health is visited at the Oral Pathology and Surgery Service of the Operative Unit of Odontostomatology II of ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo. The medical history...