Investigating the Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Oral Lesions: A Scoping Review.

IF 2.9 3区医学 Q1 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Oral diseases Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI:10.1111/odi.70107

Camila Pacheco-Pereira, Sheryn Villarey, Swarna Yerebairapura Math, Konrad Lehmann, Carlos Alberto Figueredo, Fabiana T Almeida

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Abstract

Aim: To provide an overview of the diagnostic potential of Ultrasound to assess oral lesions using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computed Tomography/Cone-beam computed tomography, or histopathology as the reference standard.

Methods: A literature search was conducted from the following databases: OVID Medline and Embase, Web of Science, Pubmed, and Scopus. The Joanna Briggs Institute Checklist for Systematic Reviews and Research Syntheses tool was used to assess the risk of bias.

Results: Thirty-four studies were included. One study assessed soft tissue lesions, one study assessed intraosseous lesions, and 32 studies assessed malignancies. Ultrasound demonstrated its ability to recognize biomarkers of a diverse range of soft tissue lesions with sensitivity and specificity over 90%. Sensitivity and specificity over 90% were also found for the detection of ameloblastoma proliferation. From studies investigating malignancies, 32% measured the depth of invasion, and 56% measured tumor thickness. The main method of analysis was correlation in 68% of the studies, followed by 25% of the studies assessing sensitivity and specificity.

Conclusion: Ultrasound has the potential to provide accurate information on the characteristics of benign oral lesions and malignancies. It can be used as an initial method of assessment or screening to aid in diagnosis and treatment planning.

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Oral diseases 医学-牙科与口腔外科

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

5.30%

发文量

325

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Oral Diseases is a multidisciplinary and international journal with a focus on head and neck disorders, edited by leaders in the field, Professor Giovanni Lodi (Editor-in-Chief, Milan, Italy), Professor Stefano Petti (Deputy Editor, Rome, Italy) and Associate Professor Gulshan Sunavala-Dossabhoy (Deputy Editor, Shreveport, LA, USA). The journal is pre-eminent in oral medicine. Oral Diseases specifically strives to link often-isolated areas of dentistry and medicine through broad-based scholarship that includes well-designed and controlled clinical research, analytical epidemiology, and the translation of basic science in pre-clinical studies. The journal typically publishes articles relevant to many related medical specialties including especially dermatology, gastroenterology, hematology, immunology, infectious diseases, neuropsychiatry, oncology and otolaryngology. The essential requirement is that all submitted research is hypothesis-driven, with significant positive and negative results both welcomed. Equal publication emphasis is placed on etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.