Chemotherapy for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer
This review of whether chemotherapy, in addition to radiotherapy and/or surgery for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer, results in improved overall survival included 100 studies. the findings...
View ArticleMetastatic lesions in the oral and maxillofacial region
This review of metastatic neoplasms in the oral cavity included 217 observational studies from 33 countries. The 348 cases identified arose from 29 primary sites the most common being lung (21%) and...
View ArticleOral examination for detecting oral cancer
This review of the diagnostic accuracy of visual inspection compared with biopsy (gold standard) for the diagnosis or oral cancer and oral potentially malignant dissorders included 18 studies. For...
View ArticleRaman spectroscopy in oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer
Rajpal Tattar take a look at this review of Raman scattering-based diagnostic systems in oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer diagnosis. The post Raman spectroscopy in oral cavity and oropharyngeal...
View ArticleTooth extraction prior to head and neck radiotherapy and osteoradionecrosis risk
28 mainly retrospective studies were included in this review which aimed to determine if tooth extraction prior to head and neck radiotherapy (RT )is associated with a reduced risk of developing...
View ArticleSalivary lactate dehydrogenase in oral and potential malignant disorders
In her first Dental Elf blog Iris Vaid looks at a review of salivary lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) as a potential diagnostic marker for oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders. The post...
View ArticleRadiotherapy and dental implant survival
This review assessing the effect of radiotherapy on the survival of dental implants in patients with head and neck cancer included 7 studies involving a total of 441 patients. implant survival rate was...
View ArticleTop Dental Elf blogs Jan – Mar 2022
Early detection of oral cancer and mangement of white spot lesions during orthodontic treatment were popular blogs in January , February and March of 2022. The post Top Dental Elf blogs Jan – Mar 2022...
View ArticleOral leukoplakia – malignant transformation rate
This review of the rate of malignant transformation (MT) of oral leukoplakia and potential risk factors included 26 mainly retrospective studies. The findings indicate a MT of 7.2% (95%CI; 5.40 to...
View ArticleOral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers – surgical treatments
This update of a Cochrane review of the relative benefits and harms of different surgical treatment modalities for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers includes 15 RCTs. Moderate-certainty evidence...
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