title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma diagnosed in orthodontic patients.
abstract: A detailed clinical examination is important for early diagnosis of oral lesions in every dental specialty, including orthodontics, particularly because these patients are constantly checked during orthodontic treatment. This report describes 2 men receiving orthodontic treatment and who had swelling on the hard palate diagnosed as mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Both patients received appropriate treatment and had a good prognosis because of the rapid recognition of these oral lesions by their orthodontists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lília Alves
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Adriana Elisa
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Brasil Moreira
authors.forename: João Sarmento
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pereira Neto
authors.forename: Pablo Agustin
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Márcio Ajudarte
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology