Unit using mouth cancer screening mobile dental

Oral cancer is one of the most serious public health problems, has a higher morbidity/mortality among head and neck cancers. According to INCA 2016, estimates will be 11,140 new cases of oral cavity cancer in men and women. This paper aims to show the importance of screening for oral cancer, through active pursuit of risk population, increasing the level of information on the risk factors and the achievement of an early diagnosis. Individuals of both genders, above 40 years of age, smoking and/or alcohol consumers, were subjected to clinical examination by a dentist.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - July 28, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: CARLOS DEYVER DE SOUZA QUEIROZ, LIDIA MARIA REBOLHO BATISTA ARANTES, FABIANA DE LIMA VAZQUEZ, EDMUNDO CARVALHO MAUAD, ANDR É LOPES CARVALHO, RICARDO RIBEIRO GAMA, ADHEMAR LONGATTO FILHO Tags: RP - Research Poster Source Type: research