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Host and clinical aspects in patients with benign migratory glossitis.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Jan 2017
Scariot Rafaela, Batista Thiago Beltrami Dias, Olandoski Marcia, Souza Cleber Machado, Souza Paulo Henrique Couto, Lima Antonio Adilson Soares, Trevilatto Paula Cristina
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OBJECTIVE: Investigate the association of clinical, cytological and genetic characteristics with benign migratory glossitis (BMG). STUDY DESIGN: Sample consisted of 175 patients, 44 with BMG and 131 control patients. Clinical examination and DMFT index were assessed. Cytological evaluation determined cell morphology and morphometry. Genetic evaluation was performed by analysing IL6 polymorphisms by real-time PCR....
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