Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) have a statistically increased risk of
progressing to cancer, but the risk varies according to a range of patient-or lesion-related …

Mucosal human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the cause of cervical cancer and likely a subset
of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC), yet the global prevalence and type …

Abstract Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV), the causal agent of cervical cancer,
appears to be involved in the etiology of cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx. To …

The concept of a two-step process of cancer development in the oral mucosa, ie., the initial
presence of a precursor subsequently developing into cancer, is well-established. Oral …

Oral Diseases (2011) 17 (Suppl. 1), 58–72 Objectives: Human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral
carcinoma (OSCC) and potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) is controversial. The primary …

Oral squamous cell carcinoma has a remarkable incidence worldwide and a fairly onerous
prognosis, encouraging further research on factors that might modify disease outcome. In …

Different viral agents, such as herpesviruses, human papillomavirus, and Coxsackie virus,
are responsible for primary oral lesions, while other viruses, such as human …

Lichen planus is a chronic mucocutaneous inflammatory disease, which frequently affects
the oral mucosa of white females over 40 years old. Its aetiology remains uncertain and the …

Oral cancer is the eleventh most common cancer globally, with well-established major risk
factors of tobacco, areca nut, alcohol, and high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) types …

Head and neck cancer was the eighth leading cause of cancer death worldwide in 2000.
Although the incidence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in the United …