oral potentially malignant disorders: an overview of more than 20 entities

Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: An Overview of More than 20 Entities

Cancer of the oral cavity accounts for approximately 3% of all malignancies diagnosed annually in 270,000 patients world-wide. Oral cancer is the 12th most common cancer in women and the 6th in men. Many oral squamous cell carcinomas develop from potentially malignant disorders (PMDs). Lack of awareness about the signs and symptoms of oralPMDs in the general population and even healthcare provi...

Oral Cancer and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders

Oral potentially malignant disorders: Is malignant transformation predictable and preventable?

Leukoplakia is the most common potentially malignant disorder of the oral mucosa. The prevalence is approximately 1% while the annual malignant transformation ranges from 2% to 3%. At present, there are no reliable clinicopathological or molecular predicting factors of malignant transformation that can be used in an individual patient and such event can not truly be prevented. Furthermore, foll...

quantitative immunoexpression of egfr in oral potentially malignant disorders: oral leukoplakia and oral submucous fibrosis

background and aims. many oral squamous cell carcinomas develop from potentially malignant disorders (pmds) which include a variety of lesions and conditions characterized by an increased risk for malignant transformation. this study evaluated the quantitative expression of egfr in normal oral mucosa, oral leukoplakia and oral submucous fibrosis to predict the malignant risk in compliance with ...

Oral potentially malignant disorders in a large dental population

OBJECTIVES Oral cancer (OC) may be preceded by clinically evident oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs). Oral carcinogenesis is a multistep process that begins as epithelial hyperplasia and progresses to oral epithelial dysplasia and finally to fully malignant phenotypes. The aim of our study was to estimate the prevalence of OPMDs in a large population of dental patients. METHODS Pati...

Oral potentially malignant disorders in a large dental population

The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters. ABSTRACT www.scielo.br/jaos O bjectives: Oral cancer (OC) may be preceded by clinically evident oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs). Oral carcinogenesis is a multistep process that begins DV HSLWKHOLDO K\SHUSODVLD DQG SURJUHVVHV WR RUDO HSLWKHOLDO G\VSODVLD DQG ¿...