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Dentists’ Perception of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders

OBJECTIVES: Dentists play a major role in the diagnosis of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) that may lead to malignancy. Their knowledge on OPMDs and the risk factors associated with malignant disease needs to be sufficient. The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, att...

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Autor principal: Tarakji, Bassel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9275301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35227496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2022.01.004
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description OBJECTIVES: Dentists play a major role in the diagnosis of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) that may lead to malignancy. Their knowledge on OPMDs and the risk factors associated with malignant disease needs to be sufficient. The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of OPMDs amongst general dentists and dental specialists working in Saudi Arabia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Questionnaires were distributed to dentists working in Saudi Arabia. A total of 303 dentists participated in the study. The questionnaire included 20 questions on knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of OPMDs. RESULTS: The response rate was 55%. There was no significant difference between general dental practitioners and dental specialists regarding leukoplakia, which is the most common OPMD (P > .05) and in identifying tobacco and alcohol as the main risk factors for malignant transformation of OPMDs into cancer (P > .05). However, there was a significant difference (P < .05) between specialists (75.3%) and general practitioners (52.3%) in the diagnosis of OPMDs. There was a significant difference (P < .05) between specialists (63.5%) and general practitioners (28.0%) in recognising the likelihood of malignant transformation of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia. There was a significant difference between specialists (61.2%) and general practitioners (25.2%, P < .05) in recognising the erosive form or atrophic type of oral lichen planus, considering that it is more likely to undergo malignant transformation. CONCLUSIONS: Dental specialists have better knowledge and awareness than general dentists regarding OPMDs. Improved continuous education programmes on the risk factors and diagnosis of OPMDs should be organised to train dentists.
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spelling pubmed-92753012022-08-02 Dentists’ Perception of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders Tarakji, Bassel Int Dent J Scientific Research Report OBJECTIVES: Dentists play a major role in the diagnosis of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) that may lead to malignancy. Their knowledge on OPMDs and the risk factors associated with malignant disease needs to be sufficient. The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of OPMDs amongst general dentists and dental specialists working in Saudi Arabia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Questionnaires were distributed to dentists working in Saudi Arabia. A total of 303 dentists participated in the study. The questionnaire included 20 questions on knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of OPMDs. RESULTS: The response rate was 55%. There was no significant difference between general dental practitioners and dental specialists regarding leukoplakia, which is the most common OPMD (P > .05) and in identifying tobacco and alcohol as the main risk factors for malignant transformation of OPMDs into cancer (P > .05). However, there was a significant difference (P < .05) between specialists (75.3%) and general practitioners (52.3%) in the diagnosis of OPMDs. There was a significant difference (P < .05) between specialists (63.5%) and general practitioners (28.0%) in recognising the likelihood of malignant transformation of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia. There was a significant difference between specialists (61.2%) and general practitioners (25.2%, P < .05) in recognising the erosive form or atrophic type of oral lichen planus, considering that it is more likely to undergo malignant transformation. CONCLUSIONS: Dental specialists have better knowledge and awareness than general dentists regarding OPMDs. Improved continuous education programmes on the risk factors and diagnosis of OPMDs should be organised to train dentists. Elsevier 2022-02-26 /pmc/articles/PMC9275301/ /pubmed/35227496 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2022.01.004 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Dentists’ Perception of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders
title_sort dentists’ perception of oral potentially malignant disorders
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9275301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35227496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2022.01.004
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