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Diagnostic aids for detection of oral precancerous conditions
Oral cancer has a tendency to be detected at late stage which is detrimental to the patients because of its high mortality and morbidity rates. Early detection of oral cancer is therefore important to reduce the burden of this devastating disease. In this review article, the most common oral precanc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3707069/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23743617 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijos.2013.24 |
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author | Messadi, Diana V |
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description | Oral cancer has a tendency to be detected at late stage which is detrimental to the patients because of its high mortality and morbidity rates. Early detection of oral cancer is therefore important to reduce the burden of this devastating disease. In this review article, the most common oral precancerous lesions are discussed and the importance of early diagnosis is emphasized. In addition, the most common non-invasive oral cancer devices that can aid the general practitioners in early diagnosis are also discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-37070692013-07-10 Diagnostic aids for detection of oral precancerous conditions Messadi, Diana V Int J Oral Sci Review Oral cancer has a tendency to be detected at late stage which is detrimental to the patients because of its high mortality and morbidity rates. Early detection of oral cancer is therefore important to reduce the burden of this devastating disease. In this review article, the most common oral precancerous lesions are discussed and the importance of early diagnosis is emphasized. In addition, the most common non-invasive oral cancer devices that can aid the general practitioners in early diagnosis are also discussed. Nature Publishing Group 2013-06 2013-06-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3707069/ /pubmed/23743617 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijos.2013.24 Text en Copyright © 2013 West China School of Stomatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Review Messadi, Diana V Diagnostic aids for detection of oral precancerous conditions |
title | Diagnostic aids for detection of oral precancerous conditions |
title_full | Diagnostic aids for detection of oral precancerous conditions |
title_fullStr | Diagnostic aids for detection of oral precancerous conditions |
title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic aids for detection of oral precancerous conditions |
title_short | Diagnostic aids for detection of oral precancerous conditions |
title_sort | diagnostic aids for detection of oral precancerous conditions |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3707069/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23743617 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijos.2013.24 |
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