Volume : 4, Issue : 4, April - 2015
THE ROLE OF DENTISTS IN PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF ORAL CANCER
Dr. Gowtham Sunkara, Dr Deepthi Padma Eripilla
Abstract :
<p><p>&lt;p&gt;Oral cancer is among the 10 most common cancers worldwide. It has a good prognosis when detected at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;an early stage yet half of the patients diagnosed with oral cancer have advanced stage disease, for which prognosis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;is poor. Although most oral tumors are preceded by pre&amp;ndash;malignant lesions, the asymptomatic nature of oral cancer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;diagnostic delay, and the possibility of hidden tumors, limit the ease at which oral cancer is detected early. This fact underlines the importance of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;a methodical approach in examination of oral mucosa of every patient seeking dental consultation as the reliable method for early detection of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;oral carcinoma. Therefore, Dentists have a pivotal role to play in contributing to the prevention and early detection of oral cancer thus helping to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;reduce the morbidity and mortality from this terrible disease&lt;/div&gt;</p></p>
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Dr.GOWTHAM SUNKARA, Dr.DEEPTHIPADMA.ERIPILLA THE ROLE OF DENTISTS IN PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF ORAL CANCER Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 4 April 2015