Oral cancer knowledge among Turkish dental patients

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dc.authoridAdisen, Mehmet Zahit/0000-0002-5493-8390
dc.contributor.authorMisirlioglu, Melda
dc.contributor.authorNalcaci, Rana
dc.contributor.authorYardimci, Selmi Yilmaz
dc.contributor.authorAdisen, Mehmet Zahit
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:43:16Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:43:16Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAims: To determine the level of oral cancer awareness and knowledge among patients referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in Central Anatolia. Settings and Design: The study was conducted with 1,125 patients who applied to the school of dentistry for routine dental examinations. The authors collect information with a 20-item written questionnaire from the participants about oral cancer risk factors, epidemiology, etiology, and signs and symptoms. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive statistics of demographic variables and other data were reported as means and percentages. Statistical analysis was performed by means of SPSS 11.0 statistical package. Results: Overall, only 48.9% of all patients showed awareness of oral cancer, with awareness especially poor among lower socioeconomic groups. Awareness of oral cancer risk factors and signs and symptoms did not vary significantly between men and women (P > 0.5); however, older participants (aged 40-64 years) were more familiar with oral cancer signs than younger participants. More than half of all participants (56.8%) were unaware of the common clinical presentations of oral cancer. Conclusions: The results of this survey showed knowledge regarding oral cancer to be quite low. Thus, educational programs are needed to increase public awareness about oral cancer, and dentists should request patients undergo examinations for oral cancer to ensure early detection.
dc.identifier.doi10.4103/2278-0513.113639
dc.identifier.endpage152
dc.identifier.issn2278-0513
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage149
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.113639
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/25225
dc.identifier.volume2
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000219178700009
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMedknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Cancer Investigation Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectOral cancer; oral cancer knowledge; oral cancer awareness
dc.titleOral cancer knowledge among Turkish dental patients
dc.typeArticle

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