Oral mucosal epithelium, a non- keratinized stratified squamous avascular epithelium, is supported by a dense collagenous layer of lamina propria.

Advances in the study of the effect of dental x-rays on oral mucosa cells have shown that radiation exposure can induce DNA damage and cytotoxicity in these cells, according to a literature review in ...

Long-term success of dental implants depends not just on bone integration but also on the health of surrounding gum tissue.

A growing body of evidence suggests that radiographs used in dental and medical practices can induce cytotoxic effects in the exposed tissue at the cellular level and damage DNA. Now a new study in ...

Delivering antibodies to target inflammatory disease in the oral mucosa using the Rivelin patch technology allows the development of new, locally-delivered therapies for mucosal diseases that ...

A recent study suggested that ACE2 receptors are expressed in oral tissues, making the oral cavity an important potential entry point of SARS-CoV-2 into the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts.

Research Article Published: 08 February 2010 Oral, Gastrointestinal, Hepatic & Pancreatic Systems Cytopathology by optical methods: spectral cytopathology of the oral mucosa Kostas Papamarkakis ...