title: [Diagnosis of precancerous conditions of the oral cavity].
abstract: Malignant neoplasms take the second place among the leading causes of death. The investigation was aimed at the determination of the incidence of precancerous states of the oral cavity according to the sex, localization and etiological factors. The diagnosis of the disease was based on anamnesis, clinical examination and pathohistological data. In 1987 chronic oral changes were detected in 53 patients--40 men and 13 women. The mean age of the subjects was 50.3 years. The results reveal that of 53 patients 17 had oral changes of whom 5 were diagnosed to have cancer, while in 2 patients with leukoplakia the presence of atypical cells was detected pathohistologically. The changes were most frequently localized on the left and right cheek, left lateral side of the tongue and the lower lip. Smokers comprised 71%, alcohol consumption and caries made up for 15.3%, while inappropriate dentures and the presence of galvanic current was found in 9.6% of the cases.
authors.affiliation: Institut za stomatologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Novi Sad.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bokor
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hillier-Kolarov
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Dijagnoza prekanceroznih stanja usne duplje.