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{"title":"It was not possible to detect BRAF V600E mutation in circulating cell-free DNA from patients with ameloblastoma: A diagnostic accuracy study","authors":"Allan Vinícius Martins-de-Barros,&nbsp;Fábio Andrey da Costa Araújo,&nbsp;Ana Maria Ipólito Barros,&nbsp;Elenisa Glaucia Ferreira dos Santos,&nbsp;Adauto Gomes Barbosa Neto,&nbsp;Helker Albuquerque Macedo da Silva,&nbsp;Elker Lene Santos de Lima,&nbsp;Maria Tereza Cartaxo Muniz,&nbsp;Riedel Frota Sá Nogueira Neves,&nbsp;Rômulo Oliveira de Hollanda Valente,&nbsp;Emanuel Dias de Oliveira e Silva,&nbsp;Marianne de Vasconcelos Carvalho","doi":"10.1111/jop.13529","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jop.13529","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The objective of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of plasma-based liquid biopsy for the detection of the <i>BRAF V600E</i> mutation in circulating cell-free DNA from patients with ameloblastoma.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This is a prospective diagnostic accuracy study conducted based on the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy recommendations. The index test was the plasma-based liquid biopsy, whereas the reference standard was the conventional tissue biopsy. The target condition was the detection of <i>BRAF V600E</i> mutation. The study population consisted of individuals with ameloblastoma recruited from three tertiary hospitals from Brazil. A negative control group composed of three individuals with confirmed wild-type <i>BRAF</i> lesions were included. The participants underwent plasma circulating cell-free DNA and tumor tissue DNA isolation, and both were submitted to using competitive allele-specific TaqMan™ real-time polymerase chain reaction technology mutation detection assays. Sensitivity and specificity measures and positive and negative predictive values were calculated.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Twelve patients with conventional ameloblastoma were included. <i>BRAF V600E</i> mutation was detected in 11/12 (91.66%) ameloblastoma tissue samples. However, the mutation was not detected in any of the plasma-based liquid biopsy circulating cell-free DNA samples in both ameloblastomas and negative control group. The sensitivity and specificity of plasma-based liquid biopsy for the detection of the <i>BRAF V600E</i> mutation in circulating cell-free DNA was 0.0 and 1.0, respectively. The agreement between index test and reference standard results was 26.66%.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Plasma-based liquid biopsy does not seem to be an accurate method for the detection of the <i>BRAF V600E</i> mutation in circulating circulating cell-free DNA from patients with ameloblastoma, regardless of tumor size, anatomic location, recurrence status, and other clinicopathological features.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine","volume":"53 4","pages":"258-265"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140143691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Giant cell granuloma of the jaws: From molecular drivers to channelopathies","authors":"Ricardo Santiago Gomez","doi":"10.1111/jop.13528","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jop.13528","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine","volume":"53 3","pages":"169-171"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140143692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tumor immune microenvironment in odontogenic carcinomas: Evaluation of the therapeutic potential of immune checkpoint blockade","authors":"Kyu-Young Oh,&nbsp;Seong-Doo Hong,&nbsp;Hye-Jung Yoon","doi":"10.1111/jop.13525","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jop.13525","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Despite recent advances in the use of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) across various cancer types, its efficacy in odontogenic carcinomas remains unexplored. This study aims to investigate PD-L1 expression and the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) in odontogenic carcinomas to determine the therapeutic potential of ICB and the significance of immune markers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The expressions of PD-L1 and T cell markers (CD3, CD8, and FOXP3) were visualized by immunohistochemistry in 21 tissue samples of odontogenic carcinomas. Tumoral PD-L1 expression and the density and spatial distribution of T cell subsets were evaluated, from which TIME was determined. The associations of the variables with clinicopathological and prognostic factors were statistically analyzed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>PD-L1 was positively expressed in 52.4% (11/21) of the cases studied. Among tumor types, ameloblastic carcinoma showed significantly higher PD-L1 expression (<i>p</i> = 0.016). TIME based on the intratumoral and stromal T cell distribution was immune-inflamed in 61.9% (13/21) and immune-excluded in 38.1% (8/21), with no immune-desert cases. PD-L1 expression was associated with the densities of all intratumoral T cell subsets (<i>p</i> = 0.03 for CD3, <i>p</i> = 0.03 for CD8, and <i>p</i> = 0.008 for FOXP3) but not with those of stromal T cells. High PD-L1 expression was associated with larger tumor size (<i>p</i> = 0.021), while the intratumoral CD8/CD3 ratio was inversely correlated with tumor size (<i>p</i> = 0.048).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings indicate the involvement of adaptive immune resistance in a subset of odontogenic carcinomas and support the therapeutic potential of ICB in patients with these rare malignancies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine","volume":"53 3","pages":"217-225"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140049699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Salivary and serum biomarkers to evaluate psychological disorders in burning mouth syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Mei He,&nbsp;Wuda Huoshen,&nbsp;Xueqing Li,&nbsp;Chen Sun","doi":"10.1111/jop.13526","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jop.13526","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Burning mouth syndrome is a chronic pain syndrome mainly characterized by an intensive burning sensation of tongue. Previous studies have suggested that saliva/serum biomarkers in burning mouth syndrome might be associated with psychological disorders. The aim of systematic review was to observe whether the biomarkers in serum/saliva could be an alternative method to evaluate the psychological disorders in patients with burning mouth syndrome.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for papers published up to March 15, 2023. Risk of bias was measured by using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. RevMan was used for meta-analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 467 articles were screened, which of 12 studies were included. These studies collected 43 different biomarkers in saliva and 35 in serum. Of these biomarkers, only three (cortisol, α-amylase, and IL-6) were analyzed in two or more studies. Only salivary cortisol levels were significantly higher in the patient group compared to the controls (Mean Difference = 1.39; 95% CI [0.80–1.97]; <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001). Moreover, cortisol might be relevant to psychological scores, especially anxiety.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Different papers have investigated salivary and serum biomarkers in burning mouth syndrome patients with controversial results. This meta-analysis showed that cortisol levels in saliva may be a potential biomarker to assess the psychological disorders in burning mouth syndrome patients.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine","volume":"53 3","pages":"182-192"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140028263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum: The expression of MACC1 and its role in the proliferation and apoptosis of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/jop.13522","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jop.13522","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Haifeng L, Liao X, Shen Z, Xiangfeng G, Haigang L, Huang Z. The expression of MACC1 and its role in the proliferation and apoptosis of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma. <i>J Oral Pathol Med</i>. 2015; 44: 810-817.</p><p>The revision of our manuscript is prompted by the concerns raised by Jennifer Byrne and colleagues regarding the nucleotide sequence reagents used in our paper titled “The expression of MACC1 and its role in the proliferation and apoptosis of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma.”</p><p>Upon thorough examination of the nucleotide sequence (5’-AAGAUUGGACUUGUACACUGCTT-3′) of the siRNA, we observed that the siRNA perfectly matches the mRNA of MACC1 after removing the overhanging TT sequence. It is worth noting that the overhanging TT, which does not correspond to the target sequence, is commonly incorporated in siRNA design to enhance thermodynamic stability and RNA interference activity (PMID: 25211666; PMID: 30660935). We speculate that the discrepancy in the sequences presented in the preprint by Jennifer Byrne and colleagues may be due to their algorithm not deleting the base sequence of “TT.”</p><p>Furthermore, the small interfering RNA (siRNA) of MACC1 used in our study was procured from GenePharma (Shanghai, China). The siRNA duplexes were synthesized and purified by GenePharma (Shanghai, China). Despite approximately 9 years having passed since the study, we have located the original purchase order. The nucleotide sequence of the siRNA for MACC1 is accurate. However, we identified an error in our manuscript where the antisense of the siRNA for MACC1 was mistakenly inverted. The correct antisense of the siRNA for MACC1 is as follows: 3’-TTUUCUAACCUGAACAUGUGACG-5′ or 5’-GCAGUGUACAAGUCCAAUCUUTT-3′.</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":16588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine","volume":"53 3","pages":"232"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jop.13522","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139996499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Depth of invasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma in Nos2-knockout mice correlated to alterations in systemic inflammatory markers following 4NQO treatment","authors":"Débora de Oliveira Santos,&nbsp;Anaíra Ribeiro Guedes Fonseca Costa,&nbsp;Pedro Victor Silva Duarte,&nbsp;Tássio Edno Atanásio Pitorro,&nbsp;Lúbia Cristina Fonseca,&nbsp;Sérgio Vitorino Cardoso,&nbsp;Paulo Rogério de Faria,&nbsp;Adriano Mota Loyola","doi":"10.1111/jop.13523","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jop.13523","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Peripheral blood analysis is a non-invasive and low-cost technique of prognostic value for several diseases, including oral cancer. Considering the role of inducible nitric oxide synthase in tumor-associated inflammation, this study purposed to evaluate the influence of this enzyme on peripheral blood parameters and systemic inflammatory biomarkers during murine oral carcinogenesis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A 50 μg/mL solution of 4-nitroquinoleine-N<i>-</i>oxide was provided to 15 C57BL/6J (Nos2^+/+) and 16 B6.129P2-Nos2^tm1Lau/J (Nos2^−/−) for 16 weeks. Animals were followed for 8 weeks after treatment. Blood samples and tongues were collected for hematological and histopathological analyses. Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelet cell parameters were analyzed. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and the systemic immune-inflammation index were also calculated. The depth of invasion of all carcinomas was measured.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Differences were found in several blood parameters. The depth of invasion in Nos2^−/− was lower than in Nos2^+/+ (<i>p</i> = 0.009), and strong correlations were found between depth of invasion and neutrophil count (<i>ρ</i> = −0.68, <i>p</i> = 0.017), lymphocyte count (<i>ρ</i> = 0.72, <i>p</i> = 0.011), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (<i>ρ</i> = −0.65, <i>p</i> = 0.025), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (<i>ρ</i> = −0.73, <i>p</i> = 0.013), and systemic immune-inflammation index (<i>ρ</i> = −0.67, <i>p</i> = 0.037) in Nos2^−/− mice.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Inducible nitric oxide synthase seems to have an important role in OSCC invasion and progression, which might be associated to alterations in immune-inflammatory cell dynamics evidenced by peripheral blood and systemic inflammatory biomarkers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine","volume":"53 3","pages":"208-216"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139990375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of possible role of fluoride in pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis: A pilot study","authors":"Gururaj Arakeri,&nbsp;Vishal Rao US,&nbsp;Shekar Patil,&nbsp;Sateesh Kunigal,&nbsp;Roopa Reddy,&nbsp;Murugesan Krishnan,&nbsp;Beverley Hale,&nbsp;Peter A. Brennan","doi":"10.1111/jop.13527","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jop.13527","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a potentially malignant disorder. Although areca nut chewing is an established risk factor, its low prevalence among nut chewers indicates additional factors likely facilitates pathogenesis. We recently demonstrated high fluoride levels in smokeless tobacco products and hypothesized a potential pathological role of fluoride in OSMF. Further exploring this novel role, this study compared fluoride levels in tissue, serum, and saliva samples from OSMF patients and healthy controls.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The ethically approved study included 25 clinically confirmed OSMF patients and 25 healthy matched controls. OSMF cases underwent buccal mucosal incisional biopsy, while controls had buccal mucosa tissue sampling during third molar removal. Fasting venous blood and unstimulated saliva were collected. Fluoride levels were analysed using ion chromatography and expressed as median (IQR).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>OSMF cases showed significantly higher fluoride concentrations compared with controls in tissue biopsies (30.1 vs. 0 mg/kg, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.0001), serum (0.4 vs. 0 mg/L, <i>p</i> = 0.005) and saliva (1.3 vs. 0 mg/L, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.0001). Majority (68%) of controls had undetectable fluoride levels across all samples. Tissue fluoride weakly correlated with OSMF severity (<i>r</i> = −0.158, <i>p</i> = 0.334).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The preliminary findings demonstrated increased tissue fluoride levels in OSMF patients compared with healthy controls. Along with a previous study showing high fluoride content in smokeless tobacco products, these findings provided early evidence suggesting fluoride could play a contributory role in OSMF pathogenesis. Further large-scale investigation is warranted to definitively establish whether the association between fluoride exposure and OSMF is indicative of causation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine","volume":"53 3","pages":"226-231"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139990376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Expression of TNF-α, omentin-1, and IL-6 before and after adjunctive treatment with a bioactive antimicrobial peptide periodontal gel","authors":"Bo Zhang,&nbsp;Lulu Wang,&nbsp;Chang Liu","doi":"10.1111/jop.13518","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jop.13518","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the expression levels of TNF-α, omentin-1, and IL-6 in periodontitis patients before and after treatment with biological antimicrobial peptide (AMP) periodontal gel.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There involved 86 periodontitis patients admitted to our hospital from January 2020 to March 2021. They were equally and randomly distributed into the study group and the control group. The efficacy and adverse reactions were compared between the two groups after treatment, Additionally, the sulcus bleeding index (SBI), plaque index (PLI), gingival index (GI), periodontal probing depth (PD), and levels of TNF-α, omentin-1, and IL-6 were measured before and after treatment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>After treatment, the total effective rate of the study group was significantly higher than that of the control group (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05), while the scores of four indicators (SBI, PLI, GI, and PD) and the levels of TNF-α, omentin-1, and IL-6 in the study group were evidently lower than the control group (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05). The study group had 1 case of mild irritant reaction, with an adverse reaction rate of 2.33% (1/43). And the control group had 1 case of nausea and 1 case of allergy, with an adverse reaction rate of 4.65% (2/43). The adverse reactions demonstrated no statistical difference between the two groups (<i>χ</i>² = 0.345, <i>p</i> = 0.557).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The levels of TNF-α and IL-6 were highly expressed before the auxiliary therapy of biological AMP periodontal gel for periodontitis, alongside low expression of omentin-1. Subsequently, the biological antibacterial polypeptide periodontal gel demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of periodontitis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine","volume":"53 3","pages":"201-207"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139968029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Professor Emeritus Newell W. Johnson, CMG; FMedSci","authors":"Saman Warnakulasuriya,&nbsp;Lakshman Samaranayake,&nbsp;W. M. Tillakaratne","doi":"10.1111/jop.13519","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jop.13519","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine","volume":"53 2","pages":"89"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139931496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A call for the development of a clinical tool to quantify lifetime betel quid exposure, inspired by the pack-years concept in smoking—Betel-years","authors":"Hamrish Kumar Rajakumar,&nbsp;Varsha Coimbatore Sathyabal","doi":"10.1111/jop.13521","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jop.13521","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16588,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine","volume":"53 3","pages":"172-173"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139912794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}