Diagnostic aids for the detection of oral cancer

Bang,  Kang-Mi; Kim,  Soung-Min; Myoung,  Hoon; Kim,  Myung-Jin; Lee,  Jong-Ho

doi:2011.49.3.146

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 49(3); 2011 > Article

Journal of Korean Dental Association 2011;49(3):146-152.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2011.49.3.002 Published online March 31, 2011.

구강암의 간편 진단 기법

방강미¹, 김성민², 명훈³, 김명진⁴, 이종호⁵

^¹서울대학교치과병원 구강암센터/구강악안면외과
^²서울대학교치과병원 구강암센터/구강악안면외과
^³서울대학교치과병원 구강암센터/구강악안면외과
^⁴서울대학교치과병원 구강암센터/구강악안면외과
^⁵서울대학교치과병원 구강암센터/구강악안면외과

Diagnostic aids for the detection of oral cancer

Kang-Mi Bang¹, Soung-Min Kim², Hoon Myoung³, Myung-Jin Kim⁴, Jong-Ho Lee⁵

¹Oral Cancer Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Dental Hospital
²Oral Cancer Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Dental Hospital
³Oral Cancer Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Dental Hospital
⁴Oral Cancer Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Dental Hospital
⁵Oral Cancer Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Dental Hospital

Abstract

Historically, the screening of patients for signs of oral cancer and precancerous lesions has relied upon the conventional oral examination. A variety of commercial diagnostic aids and adjunctive techniques are developed to potentially assist in the screening of healthy patients for evidence of occult cancerous change. This paper is reviewing the literature associated with current oral cancer screening aids such as spectroscopy, chemoiluminescence, exfoliative cytopathology, vital staining and saliva as a diagnostic tool. Despite the increased public awareness of oral cancer, no technique or technology to date has provided definitive evidence to suggest that it improves the sensitivity or specificity of oral cancer screening beyond clinical oral examination alone.

Key Words: Oral cancer;Precancerous lesion;Screening;Diagnosis;