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Winter, 2005
This issue is dedicated
to a review and discussion of the recent publications on the
prediction of behavior and progression of
oral benign and premalignant epithelial lesions (i.e. leukoplakia)
to invasive squamous cell carcinoma. These studies are produced
by a group of investigators at the University of Oslo, Norway.
The reason for dedicating most of this newsletter to these
studies is based on the fact that these studies are strong, with
solid
data, and should be put to clinical use by general dental practitioners.
You will find that there are limitations to their everyday
application. Nonetheless, the information needs to be disseminated
to all
practicing dentists and dental specialties. These studies are
covered at three levels: in News in Brief, where the studies
are briefly reviewed; in the Clinical Case Discussion, where
the terminology is defined in terms that make sense to readers
unfamiliar with research; and in Diagnostic Tests, where the
laboratory test is reviewed. In addition, our group is delighted
to have my colleague Dr. Michele Murburg, a psychiatrist at
the VA Medical Center, write a piece on Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD) which is quite timely for the winter in Seattle. We would
like to thank her for taking the time to write this article,
which is in the Miscellaneous section. The Oral Pathology
Seminars section shows the upcoming CDE courses offered this year. |
The
Oral Pathology Staff at the University of Washington would like
to wish you a rewarding and peaceful 2005.