1Post Graduate, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
Oral cancer is a dreadful disease affecting the quality of life of patients and their concerned family. The concept of field cancerisation influences the disease progression and treatment prognosis to a greater extent, that recurrence becomes inevitable. Purpose of the article is to emphasize on the theory of field cancerisation among the general dentists who can therefore, approach their patients with tobacco-related oral habits in a proper manner and ensure early diagnosis of the disease to aid in prompt treatment.
Oral cancer, field cancer, general dentist, field tumour
