Oral lesions detected during a population screening for prevention and early diagnosis of oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders
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https://doi.org/10.5335/rfo.v24i3.9818Keywords:
Neoplasias Bucais, Promoção de saúde, Prevenção primáriaAbstract
Objective: In this paper, we describe the results of an oral cancer prevention campaign for early detecting and diagnosing oral cancer and potentially malignant disorder. Subjects and method: The population screening was performed in one day in which population was recruited by local mass media communication means. Patients with suspicious lesions were referred for final diagnosis with a specialist in oral medicine and
pathology. Results: Of 1.282 patients screened, 104 were referred for specialized care and 94 attended for
final diagnosis. Of those, only one (1.06%) patient was diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma and
25 (26.5%) with oral potentially malignant disorders, while the diagnosis rates for benign conditions and
normality variations were, respectively, 78.7% and 32.9%. Conclusion: These results suggest low awareness
regarding oral cancer within this population, flaws in the knowledge regarding oral cancer by dentists, and
the need for improvements in the access to the at-risk population for oral cancer.
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