malignant melanoma is a potentially aggressive tumor of melanocytic origin. primary oral malignant melanoma is a rare neoplasm, accounting for 0.5% of all oral malignancies. the present case occurred in a 60‑year‑old female patient, as a pedunculated growth involving the palate and alveolar ridge and histologically showing a desmoplastic differentiation. the article discusses the distinct clini...

Vibrational spectroscopy, based on either infrared absorption or Raman scattering, has attracted increasing attention for biomedical applications. Proof of concept explorations diagnosis oral potentially malignant disorders and cancer are reviewed, recent advances critically appraised. Specific examples applications microspectroscopy analysis histological, cytological saliva samples presented i...

Leukoplakia and erythroplakia are the two most common potentially malignant disorders of the oral cavity. The prognosis and overall survival of a patient with oral cancer is dependent on the early detection of any lesion that might identify a patient with higher risk than normal or with early infiltration before metastatic disease. The role of the general dentist cannot be overstressed and the ...