The limitations of the clinical oral examination in detecting dysplastic oral lesions and oral squamous cell carcinoma
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Joel B. EPSTEIN, Pelin GÜNERİ, Hayal BOYACIOĞLU, Elliot ABT
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2012, vol 143, pp 1332-1342
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2012.0096
Summary
Background. The clinical oral examination (COE) is the criterion standard for the initial detection of oral lesions that harbor dysplasia or oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) at an early stage when they are most treatable. The authors conducted a systematic review to assess the effectiveness of the COE in predicting histologic diagnosis of dysplasia or OSCC.