Non-Invasive Devices for Early Diagnosis of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) combine an assortment of sores and conditions which show an increased danger for change to oral cancer. Early discovery and determination of such disorders are important to avoid malignant change. Globally, it was decreed to be the fifteenth most common cancer in 2012. Many advanced determination methods are used to detect, anticipate their progression, and to assess the risk of transformation. As a part of this study a detailed analysis of four non-invasive devices used to detect OPMDs has been conducted by analysing the studies performed by researchers and comparing their sensitivity and specificity. Despite the fact that the devices involved in this study have good sensitivity and specificity (as high as 80%) and are non-invasive in nature, they cannot replace the golden standard of biopsy.