Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: K132- Leukoplakia and other disturbancesof oral epithelium, including tongue Health Condition 3: K132- Leukoplakia and other disturbancesof oral epithelium, including tongue
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Group I (control group) 1. Age and sex matched healthy oral mucosa cases. 2.Normal appearing mucosa of patients who will be undergoing crown lengthening procedure, periodontal surgery or 3rd molar impaction surgery Group II (study group) II a. Oral Leukoplakia cases with low-risk epithelial dysplasia II b. Oral Leukoplakia cases with high risk of epithelial dysplasia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Group I (control group) 1. Patients not willing to participate in the study. Group IIa and IIb (study group): 1.Patients with other established carcinomas. 2.Clinico-histopathologically diagnosed OPMDs other than oral leukoplakia 3. Patients who are undergoing any local/systemic treatment for Oral Leukoplakia. 4.Patients not willing to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate Transforming Growth Factor-ß Receptor Type II protein and mRNA expression in low-risk and high-risk Oral Leukoplakia and normal healthy mucosa. Timepoint: Expected evaluation of the study is 18 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate & compare Transforming Growth Factor-ß Receptor Type II by immunoexpression in low-risk & high-risk Oral Leukoplakia & normal healthy mucosa by qPCR. Timepoint: Expected Timeline for the evaluation of the study 18 months. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
MGM Dental College and Hospital