Advances in Optical Adjunctive Aids for Visualisation and Detection of Oral Malignant and Potentially Malignant Lesions
Traditional methods of screening for oral potentially malignant disorders and oral malignancies involve a conventional oral examination with digital palpation. Evidence indicates that conventional examination is a poor discriminator of oral mucosal lesions. A number of optical aids have been develop...
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| description | Traditional methods of screening for oral potentially malignant disorders and oral malignancies involve a conventional oral examination with digital palpation. Evidence indicates that conventional examination is a poor discriminator of oral mucosal lesions. A number of optical aids have been developed to assist the clinician to detect oral mucosal abnormalities and to differentiate benign lesions from sinister pathology. This paper discusses advances in optical technologies designed for the detection of oral mucosal abnormalities. The literature regarding such devices, VELscope and Identafi, is critically analysed, and the novel use of Narrow Band Imaging within the oral cavity is also discussed. Optical aids are effective in assisting with the detection of oral mucosal abnormalities; however, further research is required to evaluate the usefulness of these devices in differentiating benign lesions from potentially malignant and malignant lesions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dddbb4f4862649a8a38242ce3cbab4a32025-08-20T02:21:33ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362013-01-01201310.1155/2013/194029194029Advances in Optical Adjunctive Aids for Visualisation and Detection of Oral Malignant and Potentially Malignant LesionsNirav Bhatia0Yastira Lalla1An N. Vu2Camile S. Farah3School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4000, AustraliaSchool of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4000, AustraliaSchool of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4000, AustraliaSchool of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4000, AustraliaTraditional methods of screening for oral potentially malignant disorders and oral malignancies involve a conventional oral examination with digital palpation. Evidence indicates that conventional examination is a poor discriminator of oral mucosal lesions. A number of optical aids have been developed to assist the clinician to detect oral mucosal abnormalities and to differentiate benign lesions from sinister pathology. This paper discusses advances in optical technologies designed for the detection of oral mucosal abnormalities. The literature regarding such devices, VELscope and Identafi, is critically analysed, and the novel use of Narrow Band Imaging within the oral cavity is also discussed. Optical aids are effective in assisting with the detection of oral mucosal abnormalities; however, further research is required to evaluate the usefulness of these devices in differentiating benign lesions from potentially malignant and malignant lesions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/194029 |
| spellingShingle | Nirav Bhatia Yastira Lalla An N. Vu Camile S. Farah Advances in Optical Adjunctive Aids for Visualisation and Detection of Oral Malignant and Potentially Malignant Lesions International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Advances in Optical Adjunctive Aids for Visualisation and Detection of Oral Malignant and Potentially Malignant Lesions |
| title_full | Advances in Optical Adjunctive Aids for Visualisation and Detection of Oral Malignant and Potentially Malignant Lesions |
| title_fullStr | Advances in Optical Adjunctive Aids for Visualisation and Detection of Oral Malignant and Potentially Malignant Lesions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in Optical Adjunctive Aids for Visualisation and Detection of Oral Malignant and Potentially Malignant Lesions |
| title_short | Advances in Optical Adjunctive Aids for Visualisation and Detection of Oral Malignant and Potentially Malignant Lesions |
| title_sort | advances in optical adjunctive aids for visualisation and detection of oral malignant and potentially malignant lesions |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/194029 |
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