title: Oral cancer or periimplantitis: A clinical dilemma.
abstract: The purpose of this article was to draw attention to a periimplantitis-like clinical presentation of oral malignancy around dental implants, a phenomenon that may develop without any associated risk factors for oral cancer. Such a benign appearance of oral malignancy may lead to delay in the diagnosis and initiation of ensuing treatment. Therefore, chronic nonhealing inflammatory lesions around dental implants should be considered as highly suspicious.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Unit of Prosthodontics, Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. Electronic address: drsudhirbhandari@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhandari
authors.affiliation: Professor, Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Vidya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rattan
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Naresh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Bhagwant Rai
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D057873:Peri-Implantitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants