Follow-up study of veterans with white and red oral mucosal lesions at Veterans Affairs Dental Clinics.
Robert S RedmanScott R DiehlTrina Jones-RichardsonRebeka G SilvaChih-Ko YehKevin J MalleySam E FarishMary B DuffyRobert M CraigDeborah M WinnPublished in: Clinical and experimental dental research (2022)
The occurrence of oral and pharyngeal cancers in some study participants with white and red oral mucosal lesions many years after enrollment reinforces the need for patients, dentists, and health care systems to have better methods to identify and assess the malignant potential of oral lesions, monitor patients over time, and intercept high-risk oral lesions before they become cancerous.