Abstract

CARRERA TORRES, A. et al. Chemiluminescence as a screening method in oral cancer. Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2011, vol.27, n.6, pp.301-311. ISSN 2340-3152.

Oral cancer is a health problem with which we face every day in our consultations. Dentists form the first line of defense against a disease that has not produced an improvement in mortality and morbidity in recent decades. The main weapon with which we have is the early diagnosis of the disease, and this is much more complicated than it seems. To assist dentists in the visualization of pre-cancer lesions or early cancer have appeared some techniques and devices for oral cancer screening based on interaction of the oral tissues with light. The most widely used and studied technique is based on the chemiluminescence. Above it has been much talk and try to clarify some aspects of the studies that are analyzing the current literature.

Keywords : Screening; oral cancer; chemiluminescence.

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