Clinical Oral Examinations May Not Be Predictive of Dysplasia or Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Article title and bibliographic information The limitations of the clinical oral examination in detecting dysplastic oral lesions and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Epstein JB, Guneri P, Boyacioglu H, Abt E. JADA 2012;143(12);1332-42. Reviewers Jennifer L. Cleveland, DDS, MPH, Valerie A. Robison, DDS...

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Published inThe journal of evidence-based dental practice Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 151 - 154
Main Authors Cleveland, Jennifer L., DDS, MPH, Robison, Valerie A., DDS, MPH, PhD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.12.2013
Subjects
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis
Dentistry
Humans
Mouth Neoplasms - diagnosis
Physical Examination - standards
Precancerous Conditions - diagnosis
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Summary:Article title and bibliographic information The limitations of the clinical oral examination in detecting dysplastic oral lesions and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Epstein JB, Guneri P, Boyacioglu H, Abt E. JADA 2012;143(12);1332-42. Reviewers Jennifer L. Cleveland, DDS, MPH, Valerie A. Robison, DDS, MPH, PhD Purpose/Question To assess the effectiveness of the clinical oral exam in predicting potentially malignant epithelial lesions or oral squamous cell carcinomas Source of funding None of the authors reported any external sources of funding to support this study Type of study/Design Systematic review with meta-analysis of data Level of evidence Level 2: Limited–quality patient-oriented evidence Strength of recommendation grade Grade B: Inconsistent or limited-quality patient-oriented evidence
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ISSN:1532-3382
1532-3390
DOI:10.1016/j.jebdp.2013.10.006