Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: An Overview of More than 20 Entities

Cancer of the oral cavity accounts for approximately 3% of all malignancies diagnosed annually in 270,000 patients worldwide. Oral cancer is the 12th most common cancer in women and the 6th in men. Many oral squamous cell carcinomas develop from potentially malignant disorders (PMDs). Lack of awaren...

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Main Authors: Hamed Mortazavi (Author), Maryam Baharvand (Author), Masoumeh Mehdipour (Author)
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Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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