title: Recognition of malignancy and dysplasia in the dental implant patient.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to report what appears to be an unusually high number of head and neck malignancies in a limited group of patients where primary referral was to undergo implant procedures. While the tumors were probably coincidental, the occurrences point out the importance of careful oral examinations, particularly in this age group.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of OMFS, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Auclert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003757:Dental Implantation; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants