Title of article :
Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: An Overview of More than 20 Entities
Author/Authors :
Mortazavi, Hamed Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine - Faculty of Dentistry - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Baharvand, Maryam Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine - Faculty of Dentistry - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Mehdipour, Masoumeh Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine - Faculty of Dentistry - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
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 de-velop from potentially malignant disorders (PMDs). Lack of awareness about the signs and symptoms of oralPMDs in the general population and even healthcare providers is believed to be responsible for the diagnostic delay of these entities. The aim of this article is to update and improve the knowledge of healthcare providers about oral PMDs.
Keywords :
oral cancer , leukoplakia , malignancy , oral cavity neoplasms , Precancerous conditions
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
