Screening Projects for Oral Carcinoma in Relation to Health Education and Patients' Compliance: Study on 600 Participants.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

The lack of information among the population regarding the existence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and the lack of attention and expertise in examining the oral cavity of dentists and clinicians still remain very worrying and could explain the high incidence of OSCC. The aim of this study is to evaluate the level of awareness of OSCC among 600 participants from Southern Italy.

Materials and methods

A 13-question survey was prepared and distributed to 600 participants divided into two subgroups, the first one of 300 patients referring to the Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive, and Odontostomatological Sciences, University Federico II of Naples, for the treatment of dental pathologies, and the second one of 300 patients referring to the Depar

SUBMITTER: Leuci S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5730979 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature