ALGORITHM OF BASIC DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ORAL LEUKOPLAKIA
Keywords:
(OCT) optical coherence tomography, morphological results, leukoplakiaAbstract
According to the World Health Organization, a significant part of precancerous processes in the oral cavity occur precisely in leukoplakia, and some of its clinical forms are prone to malignant transformation. Therefore, early detection of leukoplakia, identification of risk groups and proper dynamic monitoring of patients is one of the urgent tasks facing practicing physicians. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a modern method that makes it possible to assess the layered structure of the oral mucosa in real time, without the need for a biopsy. OCT can be used to determine the thickness of the epithelium, the state of the epithelium-stroma boundary, hyperkeratosis, and proliferative changes.
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