Periodontal status and patient characteristics in oral mucosal malignant and benign lesions: A preliminary study
Articles > Article · 2021
Authors: Ceyda Gurhan, Özgün ÖZÇAKA YÜKSEL, Pelin GÜNERİ, Hayal BOYACIOĞLU
JOURNAL OF ORAL HEALTH AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2021, vol 10, pp 37-42
DOI: 10.22122/johoe.v10i1.1109
Summary
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Head and neck cancers are the sixth most common type of cancers in the world and it has been emphasized that chronic inflammation may be associated with carcinogenesis in recent years. In the present study, the purpose is to investigate the patient characteristics and the periodontal health status of patients with malignant and benign oral mucosal lesions.