PREMALIGNANT LESIONS OF THE ORAL MUCOSA

Course overview

PREMALIGNANT LESIONS OF THE ORAL CAVITY ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF PATHOLOGY AND ARE OFTEN COMORBID IN A VARIETY OF PATIENT POPULATIONS. PROMPT DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF THESE LESIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO PREVENT PATIENT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PREMALIGNANT LESIONS OF THE ORAL CAVITY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.