Patients with oral preneoplastic lesions and integration of dental pathology referrals.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Oral cancers lack standardized monitoring systems. Our institution has developed an active surveillance system which provides detailed monitoring and follow up of patients with oral preneoplastic lesions (OPL). We examined a historic cohort of patients with OPL seen by regional dental professionals and a current cohort of clinic patients. The major aim was to examine follow up practices for biopsy proven dysplasia to gauge appropriateness of an active monitoring system for oral carcinoma.

Materials and methods

Questionnaires regarding patients with OPL were sent to 285 dentists who had requested oral pathology services from our institution. The follow up practices of 141 dentists were evaluated for patients with OPL. We then examined our current clinic referral patte

SUBMITTER: Thompson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8670077 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature