AN ANALYSIS OF RATE AND FACTORS AFFECTING MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION OF ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS ATTENDING THE ORAL MEDICINE CLINIC, DENTAL HOSPITAL PERADENIYA, SRI LANKA - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

An analysis of rate and factors affecting malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis in patients attending the Oral Medicine Clinic, Dental Hospital Peradeniya, Sri Lanka - A retrospective study

Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, progressive, scarring and potentially malignant disease of the oral mucosa seen primarily in the Indian subcontinent and in South East Asia.OSF is a JACKETS SPLIT EMERSON premalignant condition with a malignant transformation rate varying from 7-12%.Even though OSF and oral cancer are common i

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Reinterpretation of the nomenclatural type of Pseudobombax heteromorphum (Malvaceae, Bombacoideae) reveals an overlooked new species from Bolivia

In the course of a taxonomic revision of Pseudobombax Dugand, one of us (JGCS) frequently has observed herbarium specimens of Bombacoideae that comprise a mixture of different Rigs Angiosperm families.In particular, P.heteromorphum (Kuntze) A.Robyns, a frequent name in checklists of the Bolivian flora, is based on type material of Bombax heteromorp

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1,1-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ferrocenylbutane

Ferrociphenols are anticancer TOOTHPASTE FRESH MINT organometallic molecules bearing a ferrocene group linked, at least, to one para-phenol moiety via a double bond.Up to the present, their biological activity has been thought to be linked to their oxidation within cells to form a reactive quinone-methide metabolite with the participation of this c

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Replacement of Anterior Composite Resin Restorations Using Conservative Ceramics for Occlusal and Periodontal Rehabilitation: An 18-Month Clinical Follow-Up

This case report describes a patient with discolored and fractured composite resin restorations on the anterior teeth in whom substitution was indicated.After wax-up and mock-up, the composite was JACKETS SPLIT EMERSON removed and replaced with minimally invasive ceramic laminates.An established and predictable protocol was performed using resin ce

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