Spinal Accessory Nerve Duplication: A Case Report and Literature Review by Eleni Papagianni, Panagiota Kosmidou, Sotiria Fergadaki, Athanasios Pallantzas, Panagiotis Skandalakis, Dimitrios Filippou

“…We present one case of duplicated spinal accessory nerve in a patient undergoing neck dissection for oral cavity cancer. The literature review confirms the extremely rare diagnosis of a duplicated accessory nerve. …”
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Effect of Prebiotics-Enhanced Probiotics on the Growth of Streptococcus mutans by Santichai Nunpan, Chatrudee Suwannachart, Kornchanok Wayakanon

“…Streptococcus mutans predominantly creates an acidic environment in an oral cavity. This results in dental demineralization and carious lesions. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Paracoccidioidomycosis in the Maxillofacial Region: A Report of 5 Cases by Antonio Dionízio De Albuquerque Neto, André Vitor Alves Araújo, Daniel Assunção Cerqueira, Lorenzzo De Angeli Cesconetto, Nilton Provenzano, Eder Magno Ferreira de Oliveira

“…Classic presentation within oral cavity is a superficial ulcer characterized by hemorrhagic dots of moriform aspect. …”
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid by Salvatore Martellucci, Giulio Pagliuca, Marco de Vincentiis, Chiara Rosato, Ettore Scaini, Camilla Gallipoli, Andrea Gallo

“…Early symptoms include foreign body sensation in the oral cavity, undefined paraesthesia, and sialorrhoea. …”
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Extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma nasal type simulating osteoradionecrosis with metachronic B lymphoma in the pelvis: Case report by Frida S. Colín-Guadarrama, Violeta E. Flores-Solano, Argelia Berenice-Rodríguez, Víctor H. Toral-Rizo

“…This neoplasm mainly affects the paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, oropharynx, oral cavity, palate, and rarely intestinal, gastric and skin regions. 50-year-old female with a history of lymphoma in nasal and pelvic region. …”
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TONGUE—A NEWER BIOMETRIC: An Observational Study by Vishnu Rajendran, Arul Jothi Murugan, Anuradha Ganesan

“…Background: The tongue is an integral internal organ which is shielded from its outside environment within the oral cavity. Every individual has a distinct morphology and surface characteristics that can be employed for personal identification. …”
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Histopathologic Finding of Both Gastric and Respiratory Epithelia in a Lingual Foregut Cyst by Yangfan Luo, Nick Shillingford, Jeffrey A. Koempel

“…Foregut cysts of the oral cavity are rarely seen and of those cases localized to the tongue are even more uncommon. …”
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Exosomes in Oral Diseases: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications by Miao Q, Li S, Lyu W, Zhang J, Han Y

“…Exosomes have a positive effect on the inflammatory environment of the oral cavity, remodeling and regeneration of oral tissues, and offer promising therapeutic options for bone and periodontal tissue restoration. …”
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Dosimetric Comparison of Noncoplanar VMAT Without Rotating the Patient Couch Versus Conventional Coplanar/Noncoplanar VMAT for Head and Neck Cancer: First Report of Dynamic Swing A... by Kouta Hirotaki, MS, Kento Tomizawa, MD, PhD, Satoe Kitou, BS, Shunta Jinno, MS, Shunsuke Moriya, PhD, Takeshi Fujisawa, MD, Sadamoto Zenda, MD, PhD, Takeji Sakae, PhD, Masashi Ito, BS

“…NC-VMAT and DSA plans significantly decreased the mean oral cavity dose by 2.16 and 3.22 Gy (median) compared to C-VMAT. …”
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Histological Evaluation of Internal Dental Resorption: An Analysis of a Cohort of 50 Cases by Tania Puentes-Morelos, Víctor Simancas-Escorcia, Arnulfo Tarón-Dunoyer, Carlos M. Ardila, Antonio Díaz-Caballero

“…A descriptive study involved the examination of 50 human teeth extracted due to an unfavorable prognosis for retention in the oral cavity. Teeth were preserved in 10% buffered formalin and subsequently subjected to the decalcification process. …”
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The effect of the Wnt pathway on the osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells in different environments by Qi Su, Fengqiong Huang, XiuLei Fang, Qiang Lin

“…Alveolar bone defects have always been an urgent problem in the oral cavity. For some patients with periodontal disease or undergoing orthodontic treatment or implant restoration, alveolar bone defects can greatly inconvenience clinical diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Giant Squamous Cell Papilloma of the Eyelid—Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges by Attila Vass, Gábor Vass, Erika Gabriella Kis, Levente Kuthi, Judit Oláh, Tibor Hortobágyi, Edit Tóth-Molnár

“…Squamous cell papilloma (SCP) is generally a human papillomavirus (HPV) induced exophytic or endophytic proliferation on the surface of the skin, oral cavity, larynx, esophagus, cervix, vagina, and anal canal. …”
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Saliva: Physiology and Diagnostic Potential in Health and Disease by Sebastien J. C. Farnaud, Ourania Kosti, Stephen J. Getting, Derek Renshaw

“…In this review, we discuss the composition and various physiological roles of saliva in the oral cavity, including soft tissue protection, antimicrobial activities, and oral tissue repair. …”
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Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Presenting with Streptococcus intermedius Cerebral Abscess by Rabih Nayfe, Mustafa S. Ascha, Esther H. Rehmus

“…We hypothesize that the cause of the abscess with this bacterium that naturally resides in the digestive tract and oral cavity is secondary to hematogenous spread from breach in the mucosal integrity from ulceration due to the cancer. …”
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Comparison between Conventional Methods and Molecular Diagnosis for Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis isolated from Cancer Patients Infected with Oral Candidiasis by Nada Fadhil Abbas

“…Conclusion: Both types of pathogenic yeasts that were diagnosed in the current study are the important pathological types prevalent in cancer patients, especially in oral cavity infections, and they are similar to a large extent in terms of phenotypic and diagnostic characteristics.…”
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Erythema Multiforme Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus: Clinical Aspects and Treatment by Aya Mtiri, Ghada Bouslama, Nour-sayda Ben Messouad, Iyadh Abidi, Souha Ben Youssef, Badreddine Sriha

“…We report a case of recurrent herpes-associated erythema multiforme managed with prophylactic acyclovir for 6 months: a 17-year-old boy had recurrent cutaneous lesions as well as lesions in the oral cavity and lips. Positive serology for herpes simplex virus and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis.…”
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Intramuscular (Infiltrating) Lipoma of the Floor of the Mouth by Ben-Zion Joshua, Lipa Bodner, Ruthy Shaco-Levy

“…The most common site for IML is the large muscles of the extremities, and it is quite rare in the oral cavity. A case of IML affecting the floor of the mouth/tongue of a 42-year-old female is described. …”
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Actinomycotic osteonecrosis of the maxilla as a post-covid sequelae: A case report by V Vasanthi, Selvakumar Thulasiraman, Rajkumar Krishnan, Annasamy Ramesh Kumar

“…Actinomyces are filamentous, branching, anaerobic, gram-positive bacteria residing in the oral cavity as normal commensals. The breakdown of the mucosal barrier increases the risk of infection and invasion to deeper tissues. …”
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Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Facial Nerve Palsy and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Behiye Deniz Kosovali, Asiye Yavuz, Fatma Irem Yesiler, Mustafa Kemal Bayar

“…Pathologically, granulomatosis is responsible for oedema of face, labia, oral cavity, and facial nerve. We present a patient with MRS admitted to our hospital with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). 45-year-old woman was admitted to an emergency department with dyspnea and swelling on her hands and face. …”
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Mandibular Metastasis of Silent Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report with Review of the Literature by Shahzad Gholami, Mahin Bakhshi, Saede Atarbashi-Moghadam, Hassan Mir Mohammad Sadeghi, Arezoo Rahimzamani

“…Papillary thyroid carcinoma, the commonest histopathologic variant of thyroid cancer, has minimal potential for distant metastasis, and most reported metastatic thyroid carcinomas of the oral cavity have been follicular thyroid carcinoma. …”
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