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  1. 01-12-2024 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    Expression Profile of Circulating Exosomal microRNAs in Leukoplakia, Oral Submucous Fibrosis, and Combined Lesions of Leukoplakia and Oral Submucous Fibrosis

    Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) are conditions that include a variety of oral mucosal conditions that are associated with an increased risk of developing oral cancer. Several risk factors for OPMDs are associated with the consumption …

  2. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    Oral epithelial dysplasia detection and grading in oral leukoplakia using deep learning

    Oral leukoplakia (OLK) is defined as white plaques or patches that cannot be wiped out of oral mucosa having excluded other known diseases by histopathology examination [ 1 ]. OLK is one of the most common oral potentially malignant disorders …

  3. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Laser | ReviewPaper

    Laser therapy decreases oral leukoplakia recurrence and boosts patient comfort: a network meta-analysis and systematic review

    Oral leukoplakia (OLK) is a common oral mucosal disease characterized by predominantly white lesions on the oral mucosa [ 1 ]. These lesions cannot be definitively diagnosed like other specific diseases through clinical and histopathological …

  4. 01-12-2024 | Leukoplakia | Erratum

    Correction to: Surgical treatment of oral leukoplakia in tongue by using high-power diode laser: a case report

  5. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Photodynamic Therapy | OriginalPaper

    Clinical evaluation of photodynamic therapy for oral leukoplakia: a retrospective study of 50 patients

    Owing to the increased risk of developing cancer in or near the lesion area, as well as in other parts of the oral cavity or head and neck region, oral leukoplakia (OLK) is listed as one of the oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) [ 1 ]. A …

  6. 26-12-2023 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    I-scan combined with laryngovideostroboscopy for predicting malignancy in vocal fold leukoplakia

    Vocal fold leukoplakia (VFL) is a clinical diagnosis indicating the presence of white plaque lesions on the vocal fold epithelial surface, without consideration of its histological features and prognosis [ 1 ]. The lesions are flat or raised …

  7. Open Access 20-09-2023 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    Contact Endoscopic Surface Vascular and Epithelial Morphology in Leukoplakia and Carcinoma of the Vocal Cords

    Vascular and morphological changes of vocal folds in leukoplakia and cancer

    Purpose Leukoplakia is a macroscopic morphological term for thick white or grey mucosal patches that can represent various histologic diagnostic entities ranging from hyperplasia to malignancy. Aim was the study morphology of the superficial …

  8. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Leukoplakia | ReviewPaper

    The potential roles of cigarette smoke-induced extracellular vesicles in oral leukoplakia

    A robust body of evidence have accumulated documenting that cigarette smoke (CS) is an essential risk factor for multiple human diseases worldwide including cancers, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung diseases, asthma and inflammatory skin …

  9. 22-11-2023 | Leukoplakia | News | Article

    Nivolumab has ‘potential clinical activity’ in people with high-risk oral leukoplakia

    Treatment with nivolumab may mitigate progression to oral squamous cell carcinoma in people with high-risk proliferative verrucous leukoplakia.

  10. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    Compositional and functional changes in the salivary microbiota related to oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma: a case control study

    Oral cancer is increasing in incidence, and ~ 377,713 new cases were diagnosed in 2020, which > 90% was oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) worldwide [ 1 , 2 ]. Furthermore, OSCC has a 5-year survival rate of ~ 50% worldwide [ 3 ]. Oral leukoplakia

  11. 01-12-2023 | Diode Laser | OriginalPaper

    Management of oral leukoplakia with an 808-nm high-power diode laser: a single-center experience

    Oral leukoplakia (OL) encompasses the group of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) and has currently been defined as a “white plaque of questionable risk having excluded (other) known diseases or disorders that carry no increased risk for …

  12. 15-06-2023 | Leukoplakia | Erratum

    Correction to: Immunoexpression of SIRT1, 6, and 7 in oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma

  13. 16-05-2023 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    Immunoexpression of SIRT1, 6, and 7 in oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma

    Sirtuins (SIRTs) are a family of proteins involved in the metabolic process responsible for extending the lifespan. The role of SIRT1, 6, and 7 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and oral leukoplakia (OLP), one of its precursors, is still …

  14. Open Access 21-05-2023 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    Digit ratio (2D:4D), laryngeal cancer and vocal fold leukoplakia

    Cancer is a predominant cause of death and a critical barrier to increasing life expectancy in every country of the world (Bray et al. 2018 ; Sung et al. 2021 ). Laryngeal carcinoma (LC) is the eleventh most common form of cancer worldwide and is …

  15. 11-04-2023 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    Surgical treatment of oral leukoplakia in tongue by using high-power diode laser: a case report

    Oral leukoplakia (OL) refers to a clinical term defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a predominantly white lesion of the oral mucosa that cannot be characterized clinical or histopathologically like any other disease [ 1 ]. It is …

  16. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    The global prevalence of oral leukoplakia: a systematic review and meta-analysis from 1996 to 2022

    Oral leukoplakia (OLK) as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre in 2020 as “White plaques of questionable risk having excluded (other) known diseases that carry no increased risk for cancer” [ 1 ]. Oral leukoplakia is …

  17. Open Access 16-11-2022 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    Pepsin enhances glycolysis to promote malignant transformation of vocal fold leukoplakia epithelial cells with dysplasia

    Vocal fold leukoplakia (VFL) is a hyperplastic and keratosic stage of mucosal epithelial lesions in the vocal fold region, and its incidence rates considerably vary [ 1 ]. VFL has been suggested to be a precancerous lesion [ 2 – 4 ]. The risk of …

  18. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Stomatitis Aphthosa | OriginalPaper

    Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis, oral submucosal fibrosis and oral leukoplakia in doctor/nurse and police officer population

    Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is characterized with recurrent localized and painful oral ulcers which affect eating, speaking, and even the quality of life [ 1 ]. Epidemiological studies show 5%-66% population have RAS indicating this …

  19. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Leukoplakia | OriginalPaper

    Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for oral leukoplakia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of single-arm studies examining efficacy and subgroup analyses

    Leukoplakia is a white lesion in the oral mucosa, excluding other white lesions that can be diagnosed clinically, histopathologically, and by auxiliary means, and is usually non-erasable [ 1 ]. The etiology of leukoplakia is not fully understood …

  20. 01-06-2022 | Leukoplakia

    Expressions of Interleukin-27 in Oral Lichen Planus, Oral Leukoplakia, and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    The present study aimed to detect the expression of interleukin-27 (IL-27) in tissues of oral lichen planus (OLP), oral leukoplakia (OLK), and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and to investigate the possible role of IL-27 in the above diseases …

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