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Oral hairy leukoplakia(OHL), first reported by Greenspan in 1984, is a white corrugated lesion primarily affecting the lateral borders of the tongue. It…
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Erythroplakia is a fiery red patch that cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as any other definable disease. 
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Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is a benign tumor of odontogenic origin thought to arise from the remnants of dental lamina. 
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Central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) is a benign osteolytic lesion of the bone, predominantly affecting the jaws. 
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Frey's syndrome (FS) is a weird phenomenon characterized by flushing (redness), warmth and sweating in the distribution of the auriculotemporal nerve…
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The secretory end pieces and intercalated ducts are associated with stellate shaped contractile cells called the myoepithelial cells. The cells are…
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Bell's palsy (BP) is a neurological disorder causing sudden, unilateral facial nerve paralysis leading to weakness of the facial muscles of expression. 
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Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an auto-immune disease characterized by intra-epithelial blister formation. 
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Apoptosis, also called “programmed cell death” is the process where the cell regulates its own death through the production of certain enzymes. 
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Shear and Pindborb in 1980 reported lesions of the oral cavity that were clinically indistinguishable from verrucous carcinoma (VC) but showed slight…
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Candidiasis is one of the most common opportunistic mycotic infection. Candida albicans known primarily to cause the disease, is a normal inhabitant of…
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a common form of facial neuropathic pain that is limited to the regions supplied by the branches of the trigeminal nerve. 
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