Knowledge of Dental Students about Erythroplakia as an Oral Potentially Malignant Disorder
Kelvin Alfan Nola Anggarista,
Meysinta A. Datau,
Fatma Yasmin Mahdani
et al.
Abstract:Background Erythroplakia is a rare oral potentially malignant disease (OPMD) lesion with prevalence ranging from 0.02 to 0.83%, but it has a higher possibility of malignant transformation, ranging from 14 to 50%. Early detection is crucial for better patient prognosis, but it is challenging for preclinical and clinical dental students to recognize erythroplakia.
Objective The aim of this study was to identify the level of knowledge of dental students about erythroplakia as an OPMD lesion based on the… Show more
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