Oral squamous cell carcinoma misdiagnosed as a denture-related traumatic ulcer: A clinical report
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2016-03-01
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Valente, Vitor Bonetti [UNESP]
Takamiya, Aline Satie [UNESP]
Ferreira, Lígia Lavezo [UNESP]
Felipini, Renata Callestini [UNESP]
Biasoli, Éder Ricardo [UNESP]
Miyahara, Glauco Issamu [UNESP]
Bernabé, Daniel Galera [UNESP]
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A 65-year-old woman presented with an ulcerated lesion in the alveolar ridge mucosa, which appeared after new dentures had been inserted. Despite many treatment attempts, the lesion did not recede, even with the interruption of denture wearing. A biopsy was performed, and histopathologic examination revealed an ulcerated, invasive, poorly differentiated oral squamous cell carcinoma. The time from the patient's first contact with the prosthodontist because of the lesion until the appropriate diagnosis was established was approximately 6 months. This clinical report documents a significant delay in the oral squamous cell carcinoma diagnosis and treatment because of a clinical misdiagnosis of a traumatic ulcer resulting from complete dentures. Prosthodontists should be aware of the importance of early diagnosis of oral cancer among elderly prosthesis wearers.
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Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, v. 115, n. 3, p. 259-262, 2016.