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Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) are prevalent chronic diseases potentially associated with oral manifestations. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between systemic diseases and common tongue pathologies.

This study was conducted to determine the periodontal health status and the level of creatine kinase (CK) of the study and control groups and to correlate the level of this enzyme with clinical periodontal parameters in the study and control groups.

Oral ulcers are painful lesions that can considerably penetrate the quality of life of a human being and arise from many etiological factors. The present review of the literature aimed to update recent findings on oral ulcer etiology, concentrating more on Oral Lichen Planus, Behçet’s disease, recurrent aphthous stomatitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, and chemotherapy as a systemic treatment. Oral ulcers are a very common clinical condition that can greatly affect a patient’s quality of life. The pathophysiology of oral ulcers has great complexity and multiple factors: many underlying mechanisms depend on the specific type of ulcer and associated systemic conditions. Oral ulcers are very common but painful conditions that can assess about any quality of life. They can arise from various etiological factors such as medication side effects, systemic diseases, nutritional deficiencies, and cancer treatments. From looking at the many sides of these issues, this review shows how complicated oral ulcers are and points out where more research is needed. It also wants to bring together what new studies found about the causes of oral ulcers, shining a light on key discoveries and gaps in our knowledge that need more study.

This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of dental caries in the first permanent molars of children aged 8 to 10 years in Najaf, Iraq. A total of 1,232 school children were assessed using the DMFT index to measure caries prevalence and the PUFA index to evaluate caries severity. Results showed a caries prevalence of 56.1% and a severity rate of 38.7% in first permanent molars, indicating a high burden of severe caries. The findings suggest that caries prevalence and severity increase with age, highlighting the need for targeted preventive dental health initiatives in this population

The present study showed that the fenugreek oil was effective for wound healing when applied locally.

Positive expression of IL-6 in rat skin indicated the effectiveness of fenugreek oil in enhancing proliferative activity of IL-6 production cells.