The oral mucosa represents a fascinating scenario in the setting of medical research for its peculiar immune mileu. Not only the oral cavity hosts specific immune cells interacting with the local ...

But kids and young adults can also get it. Both oral lichen planus and leukoplakia affect the tissue lining of your mouth (mucosa), and their symptoms appear on your gums, inside your cheeks ...

An Ohio State University study finds that many people lack crucial information about human papillomavirus transmission and ...

The virus thrives on moist, mucosal tissues rather ... typically during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. While it is theoretically ...

Infection with HPV commonly causes warts that affect the skin and oral and genital mucosa, and are most commonly associated with HPV types 6 and 11. However, certain HPV genotypes can also cause ...

A new analysis found that mean radiation dose to the tongue mucosa did not improve predictions of taste impairment in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) compared with mean dose to the oral ...