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ReviewJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery2024

Early Detection of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: A Review on Prospective Screening Methods with Regard to Global Challenges.

Neda Haj-Hosseini, Joakim Lindblad, Bengt Hasséus, Vinay Vijaya Kumar, Narayana Subramaniam, Jan-Michaél Hirsch

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Review in Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Neda Haj-HosseiniDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0555-8877
Joakim LindbladCentre for Image Analysis, Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-7312-8222
Bengt HasséusDepartment of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Odontology, University of Gothenburg, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-3088-1550
Vinay Vijaya KumarDepartment of Head and Neck Oncology, Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2279-4281
Narayana SubramaniamDepartment of Head and Neck Oncology, Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5153-3136
Jan-Michaél HirschDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Odontology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Faculty, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1060-7757
Uppsala University · SECancer Hospital and Research Institute · INLinköping University · SEPublic Dental Service Västra Götaland · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral cancer is a cancer type that is widely prevalent in low-and middle-income countries with a high mortality rate, and poor quality of life for patients after treatment. Early treatment of cancer increases patient survival, improves quality of life and results in less morbidity and a better prognosis. To reach this goal, early detection of malignancies using technologies that can be used in remote and low resource areas is desirable. Such technologies should be affordable, accurate, and easy to use and interpret. This review surveys different technologies that have the potentials of implementation in primary health and general dental practice, considering global perspectives and with a focus on the population in India, where oral cancer is highly prevalent. The technologies reviewed include both sample-based methods, such as saliva and blood analysis and brush biopsy, and more direct screening of the oral cavity including fluorescence, Raman techniques, and optical coherence tomography. Digitalisation, followed by automated artificial intelligence based analysis, are key elements in facilitating wide access to these technologies, to non-specialist personnel and in rural areas, increasing quality and objectivity of the analysis while simultaneously reducing the labour and need for highly trained specialists.

Indexed as

Artificial intelligenceAssisted screeningNoninvasive methodsOptical imagingOral cancer

Identifiers

PMID38312957
PMCPMC10831018
OpenAlexW4223924685

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