The impact of COVID-19 on oral squamous cell carcinoma's diagnostic stage-A retrospective study.

Bernhard Remschmidt Jan Gaessler Luka BrcicJürgen WallnerDavid Muallah Marcus Rieder

Published in: Oral diseases (2022)

Tumor volume and T stage were significantly advanced in the "COVID-19" group when compared to prepandemic data. We hypothesize that the postponement of routine dental check-ups may explain this finding. Hence, dentists and primary care providers are encouraged to place particular emphasis on screening during routine check-ups.

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