Lingual hematoma, rare complication in a hemodialysis patient. A case presentation by Yuliel Varona Rodríguez

“…Four hours after finishing the hemodialysis, she began to experience pain in the oral cavity, a feeling of a busy mouth, and difficulty breathing. …”
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Transgenic Killer Commensal Bacteria as Mucosal Protectants by Luciano Polonelli

“…As first line of defense against the majority of infections and primary site for their transmission, mucosal surfaces of the oral cavity and genitourinary, gastrointestinal, and respiratory tracts represent the most suitable sites to deliver protective agents for the prevention of infectious diseases. …”
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Plasmablastic lymphoma of the sphenoid bone in an immunocompetent patient: A diagnostic challenge by Anurag Singh, Vinita Agrawal, Alka Singh

“…Plasmablastic lymphoma is a rare type of highly aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that usually occurs in immunocompromised patients and involves chiefly extra-nodal sites such as the oral cavity, jaw, gastrointestinal tract, soft tissue, bone, and skin. …”
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Localised Leishmaniasis of Oral Mucosa: Report of an Unusual Clinicopathological Entity by Deepak Passi, Sarang Sharma, Shubharanjan Dutta, Chandan Gupta

“…We present a case of mucosal leishmaniasis located in the oral cavity. The only manifestation of leishmaniasis disease in the described case was the appearance of an oral lesion. …”
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HPV and head and neck cancer: A comprehensive review by Pallavi Taneja, Monica C. Solomon

“…However, in recent times, HPV has been found to be increasingly associated with cancers of the oral cavity especially with oropharyngeal carcinomas. …”
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Interlink between pharyngeal radiation dose and long-term quality of life in HNSCC patients by Sivakamavalli Jeyachandran

“…Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) encompass cancers originating in the head and neck mucosal surfaces, including the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. Standard treatments involve surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or combinations thereof. …”
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Compound Odontoma Associated with Dentigerous Cyst Incidentally Detected in an Adult Patient: Tomography and Histological Features by Mattia Manfredini, Susanna Ferrario, Luca Creminelli, Elisabetta Kuhn, Pier Paolo Poli

“…However, to the best of our knowledge, there is scarce evidence currently available reporting on the presence of odontoma-associated cystic lesions in the oral cavity. Therefore, the present case report is aimed at describing the diagnostic clinical, radiological, and histological features together with the surgical management of a dentigerous cyst associated with a compound odontoma. …”
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Kawasaki Shock Syndrome in a 12-Year-Old Girl Mimicking Septic Shock by Vindika Prasad Sinhabahu, Janani Suntharesan, Dimuthu Saraji Wijesekara

“…Kawasaki disease is diagnosed when fever lasts for more than 5 days with the presence of four out of five of the following clinical features: bilateral conjunctival congestion, changes in the lips and oral cavity, polymorphous exanthem, changes in peripheral extremities, and acute nonpurulent cervical lymphadenopathy (Nakamura et al., 2012). …”
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Management of Large Erupting Complex Odontoma in Maxilla by Colm Murphy, John Edward O’Connell, Edward Cotter, Gerard Kearns

“…They are usually asymptomatic and are identified on routine radiograph but may present with erosion into the oral cavity with subsequent cellulitis and facial asymmetry. …”
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Cholesterol Granuloma in Odontogenic Cyst: An Enigmatic Lesion by Mala Kamboj, Anju Devi, Shruti Gupta

“…It also lays stress on the fact that more cases of CG should be reported so that its nature and pathogenesis in the oral cavity become more perceivable.…”
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Granular Cell Tumor of the Toe: A Case Report by Federico Tamborini, Mario Cherubino, Stefano Scamoni, Luigi A. Valdatta

“…Granular cell tumor is a rare tumor of unknown etiology that more commonly affects the oral cavity but can also occur at other sites. The majorities of granular cell tumors are benign and present as a singular dermal nodule. …”
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Case Report and Literature Review of a Pathologic Mandibular Fracture from Metastatic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma by Daniel C. O’Brien, Garrett Jones, Maggie Yell, Jason McChesney

“…Although the mandible is the preferred sight of these rare metastases, it is extremely rare for oral cavity malignancies to present as pathological mandibular fractures. …”
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Case Report of Granulicatella adiacens as a Cause of Bacterascites by Molly C. Cincotta, K. C. Coffey, Shannon N. Moonah, Dushant Uppal, Molly A. Hughes

“…Granulicatella adiacens is a Gram-positive coccus, formerly grouped with nutritionally variant Streptococcus, often found as commensal bacteria of the human oral cavity, urogenital tract, and gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Streptococcus abundance and oral site tropism in humans and non-human primates reflects host and lifestyle differences by Irina M. Velsko, Christina Warinner

“…Streptococcus species are grouped into at least eight phylogenetically-supported clades, five of which are found almost exclusively in the oral cavity. We explored the dominant Streptococcus phylogenetic clades in samples from multiple oral sites and from ancient and modern-day humans and non-human primates and found that clade dominance is conserved across human oral sites, with most Streptococcus reads assigned to species falling in the Sanguinis or Mitis clades. …”
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Tubercular Ulcer of Tongue in an Elderly Patient Masquerading as a Traumatic Ulcer by Ramesh Parajuli, Sushna Maharjan

“…Although the pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, especially the tubercular lymphadenitis, is still very common in our country, the tuberculosis of oral cavity is an uncommon condition. We present a case of an elderly male who presented with the complaint of nonhealing ulcer of lateral border of tongue for 2-month duration which was masquerading as a traumatic ulcer due to sharp teeth adjacent to the lesion. …”
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An Unusual Case Report of Erupted Odontoma by Dhaval Mehta, Nilesh Raval, Sneha Udhani, Viral Parekh, Chintan Modi

“…Eruption of odontoma in oral cavity is rare entity. Here we report a case of an unusual erupted compound odontoma.…”
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Oral Tuberculosis: A Rare Manifestation of Disseminated Disease in a Patient with Dermatomyositis on Chronic Corticosteroids by Dina Khateeb, Mohleen Kang, Eugenio Capitle, Mirela Feurdean

“…Tuberculosis of the oral cavity is exceedingly rare. We present a case of a patient with dermatomyositis on chronic steroid therapy, who presented with tuberculosis involving the tongue as the only clinical manifestation of disseminated disease. …”
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A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric Patient by Tulika Wakhloo, Gosla Reddy, Ashi Chug, Arvind Kumar

“…Myofibroma (MF) is a benign spindle cell neoplasm rarely found in the oral cavity. It is common in males than females (2:1) and mostly seen to develop before 2 years of age with few cases reported in adults. …”
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Fibrosarcoma of Mandible: A Case Report by Monal B. Yuwanati, J. V. Tupkari

“…Fibrosarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal neoplasm of fibroblasts that rarely affects the oral cavity and can cause local recurrences or metastasis. …”
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Amalgam Tattoo Mimicking Mucosal Melanoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma Revisited by K. Lundin, G. Schmidt, C. Bonde

“…Mucosal melanoma of the oral cavity is a rare but highly aggressive neoplasm. …”
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