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Review
. 2018 Jun;125(6):603-611.
doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.03.008. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

Risk factors and etiopathogenesis of potentially premalignant oral epithelial lesions

Stephen Porter  1 , Luiz Alcino Gueiros  2 , Jair Carneiro Leão  2 , Stefano Fedele  3
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Risk factors and etiopathogenesis of potentially premalignant oral epithelial lesions

Stephen Porter et al. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2018 Jun.
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Abstract

Potentially malignant oral mucosal disease has some ability to give rise to malignancy of the oral epithelium, that is, oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The present article provides a succinct review of the possible or probable causes of potentially premalignant oral epithelial lesions. There is a focus upon studies that examined the causes or etiologic associations with clinically likely or histopathologically detectable oral epithelial dysplasia.

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