Article ViewAbstractInternational Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2012,2,1,3-6.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2.1.2Published:Jan 2012Type:Review ArticleOral Biopsy in General Dental Practice: A ReviewFareedi Mukram Ali, Prasant MC, Ashok Patil, Vinit Ahere, Safiya Tahasildar, Kishor Patil, and Rashmi Deshpande Fareedi Mukram Ali1*, Prasant MC1, Ashok Patil2, Vinit Ahere1, Safiya Tahasildar1, Kishor Patil2, Rashmi Deshpande2 1Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, SMBT Dental College; Sangamner Taluka, Maharashtra State 2Dept of Oral Pathology & Microbiology. SMBT Dental College; Sangamner Taluka, Maharashtra State Abstract:Oral biopsy is considered essential for diagnosis of diseases of the oral mucosa, and subsequent treatment planning. Taking biopsies are widely used in all specialties of medical fields; the practice is not common among dental practitioners, this may be because of lack of awareness among Dental surgeons. The ability of the oral pathologist to interpret a lesion is mainly dependent on a good biopsy performed by the dental surgeon. The purpose of this review is to discuss indications, contraindications of taking oral biopsy and highlight important potential pitfalls that may occur during biopsy technique, an effort has been made to discuss the role of a Dental surgeon in diagnosing the pre-malignant, malignant lesions thereby helping in decreasing the incidence of oral cancers is also discussed here. Keywords:NillView:PDF (385.16 KB) PDFClick here to download the PDF file. ‹ Emergency Contraception up Agenda Setting in Vaccine Policy and Social Relevance of the Emerging Vaccine Technologies from Public Health Perspective – PART 1 ›