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Estimating the burden of care for oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer in Brazilian dental practice.
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal
September 2024
Department of Oral Diagnosis Piracicaba Dental School University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Av. Limeira, 901, Areião, Piracicaba SP, 13414-903, Brazil
Background: Oral cancer (OC) and oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) pose significant challenges to public health in Brazil. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of oral cancer (OC) and oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) among patients who would be treated by Brazilian dentists during their careers.
Material And Methods: Data on the number of dentists in Brazil were extracted from the 2022 census data, while incidence rates for OC cases were sourced from the Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA).