Browsing Oral Pathology and Oral Biology by Issue Date

Browsing Oral Pathology and Oral Biology by Issue Date

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  • Changing assessment practice throughin situ faculty development 
    Pickworth, Glynis Ellen; Snyman, Willem D. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-02)
    The aim of this article is to describe the process of an in situ staff development process with the objective to influence change in assessment practice. An in situ training course focusing on writing questions for written ...
  • Oral medicine case book 40 : Oral histoplasmosis 
    Stander, S.; Molatjana, R.E.; Dreyer, W.P.; Marnewick, J.C. (Johan); Afrogheh, A.; Schubert, P.T.; Hille, J. (South African Dental Association, 2012-06)
    No abstract available.
  • Correlation between dysplasia and ploidy status in oral leukoplakia 
    Van Zyl, Andre W.; Van Heerden, Marlene B.; Langenegger, Eric Emil; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Springer, 2012-09)
    Oral leukoplakia and other potentially malignant disorders (PMD) may progress to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The gold standard for assessing the potential for malignant transformation remains histologic examination ...
  • Leukoplakia and erythroplakia of the oral mucosa 
    Boy, Sonja Catharina (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    Leukoplakia and erythroplakia are the two most common potentially malignant disorders of the oral cavity. The prognosis and overall survival of a patient with oral cancer is dependent on the early detection of any lesion ...
  • HIV/AIDS associated malignancies of the head and neck 
    Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    Patients with HIV/AIDS are at increased risk for the development of malignancy. Kaposi’s sarcoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and cervical carcinoma in women are regarded as AIDS-defining malignancies. The spectrum of ...
  • Aetiology of oral cancer 
    Van Zyl, Andre W.; Marnewick, J.C. (Johan) (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    Oral cancer (OC) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) are used interchangeably, as more than 95% of all OCs are OSCCs. Worldwide up to 275 000 new cases of OC are seen every year. Most of these cases are seen in ...
  • The dentist and oral health 
    Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    No abstract available
  • Oropharyngeal carcinoma : what the dentist should know 
    Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Bunn, Belinda Kathleen (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    HPV-related oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) is a clinically and molecularly distinct form of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) which has recently shown a dramatic increase in global incidence. The aetiology, clinical presentation ...
  • Epidemiology of oral squamous cell carcinoma 
    Abram, Muhammed Hanif; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Rheeder, Paul; Girdler-Brown, B.V. (Brendan); Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    The National Cancer Registry (NCR) of South Africa publishes the pathology-based cancer incidence in the country and is the main cancer data source. The data published by the NCR have been used extensively in the ...
  • Clinical features of oral cancer 
    Van Zyl, Andre W.; Bunn, Belinda Kathleen (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    Oral cancer (OC) is a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. Squamous cell carcinoma accounts for more than 90% of oral malignancies and occurs most frequently in middle-aged to elderly patients who smoke and drink ...
  • The incidence of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in South Africa for the five year period 1997-2001 
    Abram, Muhammed Hanif (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    The National Cancer Registry (NCR) of South Africa publishes pathology-based cancer incidence in the country and is the main cancer data source. The data published by the NCR have been used extensively in the development ...
  • Microscopic diversity in oral Kaposi sarcoma 
    Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Carvalho, Marianne De Vasconcelos; Louw, Melanie; Vargas, Pablo Agustin; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Elsevier, 2013-02)
    Kaposi sarcoma is the most common HIV-associated neoplasm, frequently presenting and highlight the histomorphological spectrum of oral Kaposi sarcoma. One hundred and thirty-five cases diagnosed between 1990 and 2011 were ...
  • The anterior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve : prevalence and measurement using reformatted medical computed tomographic imaging 
    Patterson, Geoffrey O. (University of Pretoria, 2014)
    Background: Implant placement in the anterior mandible has historically been considered a relatively safe procedure. It is now known that multiple anatomically important structures are frequently violated following implant ...
  • Substance abuse and oral health 
    Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Dental Association, 2014-02)
    Substance abuse is a worldwide phenomenon. It is on the increase in most countries and claims the lives of millions every year. Substance abuse may involve licit and illicit drugs, with licit substances claiming more lives ...
  • Estimating age in black South African children 
    Uys, Andre; Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette; Bernitz, Herman (South African Dental Association, 2014-03)
    Forensic dentists are frequently required to determine the age at death of unidentified skeletons, or to age live individuals who have no record / documentation of their chronological age. In order to be of the greatest ...
  • Tongue protrusion as an indicator of vital burning 
    Bernitz, Herman; Van Staden, Paul Jacobus; Cronjé, Christine M.; Sutherland, Rene (Springer, 2014-03)
    In the forensic assessment of burned bodies, the question of whether the victim was exposed to the fire before of after death is of crucial importance. Several external signs have been used in the past to indicate heat ...
  • An international survey of speciality training in oral and maxillofacial pathology 
    Hunter, K.D. (Keith); Speight, Paul; Wright, John M.; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Rich, Alison; Franklin, Christopher (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-03)
    BACKGROUND: Speciality training in oral and maxillofacial pathology (OMFP) across the world would be aided by guidance on a generic curriculum and training programme that all countries could use as a template. In order ...
  • Substance abuse among oral healthcare workers 
    Marnewick, J.C. (Johan); Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Dental Association, 2014-05)
    The abuse of both licit and illicit substances by the general population affects at least one in ten people. Research shows that the oral healthcare worker has at least the same prevalence of substance abuse, perhaps even ...
  • Forensic dentistry case book 1 : dentures used to convict suspect 
    Bernitz, Herman; Uys, Andre (South African Dental Association, 2014-05)
    An elderly woman was brutally murdered while visiting her deceased husband's grave. At the post mortem it was noticed that her dentures were missing. It was first assumed the dentures had been lost during the violent attack. ...
  • Prevalence of oral and oropharyngeal human papillomavirus in a sample of South African men : a pilot study 
    Davidson, Christy Lana; Richter, Karin Louise; Van der Linde, Michael J. (Mike); Coetsee, Judy; Boy, Sonja Catharina (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-05)
    BACKGROUND. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is well known to be associated with head and neck cancers (HNCs). HPV-associated HNCs are related to sexual behaviour, particularly the lifetime number of oral sex partners, ...