Kumuda Rao

A rare co-occurrence of facial talon's cusp on fused maxillary permanent central and lateral incisor

Fusion is a developmental anomaly of dental hard tissues characterised by the union of two adjacent teeth. It can be complete or nincomplete and commonly seen in deciduous than in the permanent dentition with higher frequency in anterior maxillary regions. nTalon’s cusp is an unusual cuspal projection from the lingual aspect of the tooth with normal enamel and dentin and varying degree nof pulp tissue. It commonly affects the permanent maxillary lateral incisors followed by central incisors and canines. Talon cusp nis mostly found on the lingual aspect of teeth and rarely it projects from the facial aspect. We hereby report a case of fusion of npermanent left central and lateral incisor with facial talon cusp which is rarely reported.

A Rare Case of Oral Erythema Multiforme: A Case Report with a Literature Review

Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute mucocutaneous hypersensitivity reaction characterized by skin eruptions with or without oral or other mucous membrane lesions. The main two variants are erythema minor and erythema major. Oral disease with typical EM lesions has been suggested as a third variant of EM. Known as oral EM, it is reported less and has no target lesions unlike the other two types, in its primary presentation. Objective: To report a manifestation of a rare case of oral EM and discuss various forms of EM including its management. Case report: A 22-year-old male patient reported with a complaint of oral and lip ulcers and severe pain for the past 7 days. The patient reported spontaneous onset of the lesions in the form of vesicles after consuming unknown artificially colored food items. The vesicles ruptured within two days leaving ulcers on the lips and the intraoral mucosa, with blood encrustations. The patient was unable to take food, was admitted for hydration, and was kept on corticosteroids. It took around three weeks for the patient to completely recover. Conclusion: The positive history of artificially colored food intake followed by the sudden onset of lesions and eruptions on the lips and oral mucosa led us to the diagnosis of oral EM. Early recognition and timely intervention benefits patients because the lesions associated with EM and related disorders can compromise life.

The trailing trials of humiliation: Legal, social, and medical perspectives of women facing domestic violence in India

Globally, violence within the home is universal across culture, religion, class, and ethnicity. Despite its widespread prevalence, such violence is not customarily acknowledged and has remained invisible-a problem thought unworthy of legal or political attention. The social construction of the divide between public and private life underlies the major problem of addressing the hidden nature of domestic violence against women. Legal jurisprudence has historically considered the domain of the house to be within the control and unquestionable authority of the male head of household. Thus, acts of violence against members of the household, whether wife or child, were perceived as discipline and essential for maintaining the rule of authority within the family. Except for sensational cases, the fear of social isolation and inhibition has caused the insidious everyday violence experienced by huge numbers of women to be hidden in the private domain. In this review, we make an attempt towards briefing the legal, social, and medical perspectives of women facing domestic violence.

Status of serum and salivary ascorbic acid in oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer

Background and Aims: The aim of this study was to estimate the detoxification status of serum and saliva by assessing the serum and salivary Vitamin C in oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer. Subjects and Methods: A total of 90 subjects, 30 subjects with oral potentially malignant disorders, 30 subjects with oral cancer, and 30 healthy subjects (controls) were included in the study. Serum and saliva were collected and levels of Vitamin C were assessed. Data obtained was analyzed using ANOVA test for the comparison between the groups. Post hoc Tukeys analysis was used for the comparison of the two study groups to the control group. Correlation between the groups was done using Pearsons correlation coefficient test. Results: The mean serum and salivary Vitamin C levels were decreased significantly in potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer when compared to healthy subjects. Conclusions: As significant reduction of Vitamin C is seen in saliva, it can be stated that saliva can be used as a reliable, noninvasive biomarker in diagnosis and management of potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer.

Işın tedavisi görmüş parotid bezi mukoepidermoid karsinomlu hastada radyasyon çürüklerinin oluşumu

Radyasyon curugu, bas boyun kanserlerinde terapotik radyasyon uygulanan hastalarda sik gorulen bir klinik bulgudur. Radyoterapiye bagli etkiler en cok oral mukoza, tukruk bezleri, kemik, disler ile bas ve boyun kaslarinda gorulur. Bas-boyun kanserleri icin verilen radyoterapi, tukruk bezi disfonksiyonuna ve agiz kuruluguna (kserostomi) neden olarak dis curugu riskini daha da arttirarak dislerin tum yuzeylerini kapsayan yaygin bir tahribata yol acar. Burada, parotis bezi mukoepidermoid karsinomu tedavisi sonrasi radyasyon curukleri olan bir hastanin olgusu aktarilmistir.

Bir fibro-kemik lezyonunu taklit eden desmoplastik ameloblastoma

Desmoplastik ameloblastoma farkli klinik, radyografik ve histopatolojik ozellikler gosterir. Kapsamli stroma kolonizasyonu veya desmoplaziyi iceren olagandisi histomorfoloji ile karakterizedir. Tumorun karisik radyoopak-radyolusent gorunumu, taniyi karmasik hale getirir ve tedavi modalitesinde tedavide gecikmeye veya aggresivite eksikligine neden olur. Bu maksillerde ortaya cikma egilimi ve infiltratif dogasi ile birlikte desmoplastik ameloblastoma yanlis teshis icin tehlikeli bir lezyon olusturur. Burada fibro-osseoz lezyonun klinik ve radyografik ozelliklerini gosteren, bu nedenle histopatolojik dogrulama gerektiren bir desmoplastik ameloblastom olgusunu sunuyoruz. Hint alt kitasinda bildirilen vakalarin azligi ile bu alisilmadik lezyonla ilgili bilgi birikimimizi iyilestirmeyi ve erken ve dogru teshisinin onemini ortaya koymayi umuyoruz.

Siblings with pierre robin sequence

Pierre Robin anomalad is a syndrome characterized by cleft of the palate, micrognathia of the mandible, and glossoptosis. This syndrome can occur as an individual presentation, or it may be associated with a wide variety of syndromes and anomalies. Such patients are burdened with several problems, some obvious and some less so. The most obvious problems such as the psychological difficulties the patients will have to face due to the appearance and associated problems such as feeding and speech difficulties and serious consequences such as airway obstruction. Here, we report two cases of Pierre Robin sequence seen in the same family in two children of the same parents.

Human Papillomavirus and its Role in Oral and Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

Insan papilloma virusu (HPV), Papillomaviridae ailesine dahil olan, cift sarmal DNA virusleri grubundan olusmaktadir. HPV, skuamoz epitel icin afinite gosterir ve cildi veya mukozayi enfekte edebilir. HPVnin mukozal enfeksiyonu, inokulasyon yaptigi bolgelere gore, anogenital sistem, uretra, deri, larenks, trakeobronsiyal ve oral mukozada ortaya cikabilir. HPV’nin oral skuamoz hucreli karsinomadaki yuksek frekansina bagli olarak, bu hastaligin malign potansiyelinde rol oynadigi dusunulmektedir. Bu derleme, HPV enfeksiyonunun olasi mekanizmasini, bunun virusle iliskili diger ozelliklerle birlikte oral ve orofaringeal karsinomdaki muhtemel rolunu aydinlatmayi amaclamaktadir.

Zika Virus - Genel Bakış

Zika virus is a flavivirus that spreads to humans by a bite from an infected Aedes mosquito. This infection is usually asymptomatic or presents with mildxa0 symptoms in infected individuals. However, if a pregnant lady gets infected with this virus, congenital brain damage associated with microcephaly is manifestedxa0 in the new born. Zika virus infection has been considered as an emergency outbreak by the WHO and hence immediate safety measures have to be adopted inxa0 curbing the disease. The paper presented here provides an overview about the Zika virus.

Binder's syndrome: Presentation of a rare case

Binder′s syndrome (BS) or Maxillo-nasal dysplasia is a congenital malformation described first by Noyes. The syndrome was not recognized until Binder′s comprehensive report of three unrelated children in 1962. In patients with BS, the mid-face appears flattened, the columella is short and the upper lip slants backward. We hereby present a case with these typical findings of BS in a male patient.