Detection of premalignant oral lesions: a 10 year retrospective study in Alberta.
A comprehensive review of all oral premalignant lesions and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) diagnosed and biopsied by the oral pathology diagnostic service at the University of Alberta over two sequential five-year periods (1984-1988 and 1989-1993) was undertaken. There was a disproportionate increase in the number of premalignant biopsies conducted in 1989-93 relative to the number of SCC biopsies, suggesting an improvement in the detection of oral pre-malignancy by dentists.
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Faculty of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton.
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D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004919:Erythroplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies