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time he returns for his six month visits. He
should always notify his dentists and hy-
gienists in the future that he has a history
of oral papilloma virus and to continue oral
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The incidence of oral cancer continues
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hygiene checks easily sees 20 patients a 21-22,
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Most oral lesions are benign in nature; Wednesday 03/21/2018 : Evening
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even malignant when discovered. Because Dr. Arthur Volker Composites
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of this, surgical biopsy followed by mi- Dr. Zev Schulhof Pain Control
croscopic histopathologic examination is Thursday 03/22/2018
necessary to rule out potential malignant Dr. Chafie Safi Endodontics
transformation. If the lesion is small and Dr. Timothy Bizga
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References Dr. Gwen Cohen Brown Infection Control
Emergency Care
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1.Lingen, Abt, Agrawal, et al. Evidence-Based Danziger & Markhoff Retirement Planning
Clinical Practice Guideline For The Evaluation
of Potentially Malignant Disorders In The Oral
Cavity. JADA, October 2017, p712-727
2.http://oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/ www.bigappledentalmeeting.us
3.http://www.agd.org/2/publications/impact/is- CALL JOY PATANE FOR MORE DETAILS
sues/2017/apr/offline/download.pdf AND INFORMATION FOR EARLY
4.http://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/oral-can- REGISTRATION.
cer-slideshow
5.http://www.mouthcancer.org/risk-factors/ 718-733-2031(Phone)
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718-733-0186(Fax)
Philip A. Gentry, DDS,
has been in private prac-
tice in Arlington, Virgin-
ia for 28 years. He is a
Fellow of The Academy
of General Dentistry, and
Clinical Assistant Profes-
sor, Dean’s Faculty, in The Advanced
Education in General Dentistry Depart-
ment, at The University of Maryland
School of Dentistry.

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