Oral potentially malignant disorders in a large dental population

Objectives Oral cancer (OC) may be preceded by clinically evident oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs). Oral carcinogenesis is a multistep process that begins as epithelial hyperplasia and progresses to oral epithelial dysplasia and finally to fully malignant phenotypes. The aim of our stud...

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Main Authors: Alessandro VILLA, Anita GOHEL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572014000600473&lng=en&tlng=en