The assessment of diffused light illumination and acetic acid rinse (Microlux/DL™) in the visualisation of oral mucosal lesions

Oral Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  McIntosh, Lidija ^a   McCullough, Michael J ^b   Farah, Camile S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetic acid mouthwash; Microlux; Oral cancer detection; Oral examination adjuncts; Oral mucosal disorders

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; MOUTHWASH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFUSED LIGHT ILLUMINATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOSIS; LEUKOPLAKIA; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; ORAL BIOPSY; ORAL MUCOSAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THRUSH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; VISIBILITY;

ACETIC ACID; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70449532119     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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