EARLY DIAGNOSTICS OF MALIGNANT ORAL CAVITY NEOPLASMS IN THE PRACTICE OF A DENTIST

Keywords: oral malignancies, cancer alertness, primary healthcare, dental healthcare
Abstarct: One of the priorities of the healthcare system is early diagnosis and prevention of oncological diseases. Special attention should be paid to diseases of the oral cavity that are prone to malignancy. Dentists should play a leading role in this process. Objective – to identify risk factors for the development of malignant neoplasms of the oral cavity in patients at the stage of outpatient dental healthcare. Material and methods. 160 patients were examined in medical organizations of the Ivanovo region (Ivanovo Regional Oncological Dispensary and Dental Polyclinic No 1). Group I involved 100 patients with MN, 60 people without oncological pathology being in group II. The quantitative assessment of risk factors for MN development was carried out. Results and discussion. In patients of group I, the values of dental indices were statistically significantly higher than in patients of group II, which made it possible to determine the significance of these factors in predicting oncogenic risk at the stage of outpatient dental healthcare. Conclusion. The results demonstrate the need for timely identification of risk factors for oncological diseases at the stage of primary healthcare and confirm the role of the dentist in the early diagnosis and prevention of oral malignancies.

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of the Ivanovo Medical Academy^{ISSN 1606-8157}