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Epulis: Signs, Causes, And Treatment Describe about etiology, clinical features and treatment of epulis. Answer. Epulis means upon gum. It refers to solid swelling situated on the gum. Localized enlargement of gingiva is mainly known asepulis. It arises from alveolar margin of jaw. Epulis can originate from the bone, periosteum or the mucous membrane. "Causes … [Read more...] about Epulis: Signs, Causes, And Treatment

Oral Submucous Fibrosis: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options Describe clinical feature and treatment of submucous firosis. Answer. OSMF is defined as “An insidious chronic disease affcting any part of oral cavity and sometime pharynx. Although occasionally preceded by and/or associated with vesicle formation, it is always associated with juxta-epithelial … [Read more...] about Oral Submucous Fibrosis: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options

Premalignant Lesions and Carcinoma of the Tongue: Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment Strategies 1. Pre-malignantlesions are defied as“A morphologically altered tissue in which cancer is more likely to occur than its apparently normal counterpart”. Following are the premalignant lesions: Leukoplakia Erythroplakia Mucosal changes associated with smoking habits … [Read more...] about Premalignant Lesions and Carcinoma of the Tongue: Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment Strategies

Lip Cancer: Symptoms, Stages & Treatment Question.1. Describe incidence, spread, differential diagnosis and treatment of carcinoma of lips. Answer. Incidence Incidence of carcinoma of lip is 15% of head and neck cancers and 1% of all cancers. Carcinoma of lip Spread Carcinoma of lip spreads to sub-mental and sub-mandibular lymph nodes (Level I) and later to … [Read more...] about Lip Cancer: Symptoms, Stages & Treatment