Fundamental aspects of the examination belonging to the Program of Early Detection of Oral Cancer

Abstract

Oral cancer causes great concern because of the risk of causing patient incapacity and, eventually, death, are the more than 500,000 new cases diagnosed in the world. In Cuba, oral cancer has been among the top ten causes of cancer incidence in men for years. The Guantanamo province showed a total of 44 patients with oral cancer from 2007 to 2011. This is why a bibliographical update on the examination of the Early Detection of Oral Cancer Program is carried out with the aim of promoting learning by increasing the preparation on the subject. The stomatologist, dentist or dental surgeon, must be the protagonist in the education, prevention and diagnosis of preneoplastic conditions and neoplastic lesions of the oral complex in the populations or in individuals dependent on their health action.