Active search screening for oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer in the city of Piracicaba

• Main Authors: Matheus Ferreira LINARES (Author), Silvia Maria Paparotto LOPES (Author), Adriana Eliza Brasil MOREIRA (Author), Pablo Agustin VARGAS (Author), Alan Roger dos Santos SILVA (Author), Márcio Ajudarte LOPES (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Oral cancer is a public health problem worldwide with approximately 300,000 new cases diagnosed every year and more than 170,000 deaths annually. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) accounts for approximately 90% of all oral malignancies and it is frequently preceded by lesions known as oral pote...