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- Title
Malignant transformation rate in oral submucous fibrosis over a 17-year period.
- Authors
Murti, P. R.; Bhonsle, R. B.; Plndborg, J. J.; Daftary, D. K.; Gupta, P. C.; Mehta, Fali S.
- Abstract
Sixty-six patients with oral submucous fibrosis were followed-up for a period of 17 yr (median observation 10 yr) in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India. Oral cancer developed in five (7.6%) patients. The malignant transformation rate in the same sample was 4.5% over a 15-yr observation period (median 8 yr). These findings impart a high degree of malignant potential to this condition.
- Subjects
KERALA (India); INDIA; ORAL mucosa diseases; ORAL cancer; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DENTAL research; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 1985, Vol 13, Issue 6, p340
- ISSN
0301-5661
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0528.1985.tb00468.x