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A cross-sectional study evaluating chemiluminescence and autofluorescence in the detection of clinically innocuous precancerous and cancerous oral lesions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20123872     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: ViziLite Plus with TBlue system (Zila Pharmaceuticals; now Zila, a division of Tolmar, Fort Collins, Colo.) and VELscope (LED Dental, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada) are oral cancer screening aids that have been developed to assist dentists in identifying precancerous and cancerous oral lesions. METHODS: The authors screened patients with an overhead examination light and then with VELscope or ViziLite. Patients with a clinically innocuous lesion underwent a biopsy, and the authors compared the results of tissue pathological analysis with findings from the screening aid tests to determine the sensitivity and specificity of each device. The authors tested these devices to determine their ability to aid in the decision-making process regarding whether further evaluation of a clinically innocuous lesion was required. RESULTS: The authors examined 102 lesions with ViziLite and then biopsied them [corrected]. They found three dysplasias and one malignancy, none of which were detected with the ViziLite (sensitivity = 0 percent, confidence interval [CI] = 0-60.2 percent; specificity = 75.5 percent, CI = 66.7-82.8 percent). The authors examined another 156 lesions with VELscope and then biopsied them [corrected].They found 11 dysplasias and one malignancy, six of which were detected with VELscope (sensitivity = 50 percent, CI = 21.1-78.9 percent; specificity = 38.9 percent, CI = 30.8-46.9 percent). CONCLUSIONS: The study results indicate that use of ViziLite or VELscope along with a conventional screening examination for lesions deemed clinically innocuous was not beneficial in identifying dysplasia or cancer. Additional clinical studies are needed before these devices can be recommended. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Clinicians and patients could have a false sense of security after obtaining a negative ViziLite or VELscope examination result because potentially large numbers of precancerous and cancerous lesions will be missed by both devices.
Authors:
Ravi Mehrotra; Mamta Singh; Shaji Thomas; Preeti Nair; Shruti Pandya; Niraj Shakti Nigam; Pankaj Shukla
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)     Volume:  141     ISSN:  1943-4723     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Dent Assoc     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-03     Completed Date:  2010-05-18     Revised Date:  2010-06-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503060     Medline TA:  J Am Dent Assoc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  151-6     Citation Subset:  D; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Lowther Road, Allahabad 211 001, India. rm8509@gmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetic Acid / diagnostic use
Adult
Biopsy / standards
Carcinoma / diagnosis
Chemiluminescent Measurements / instrumentation*,  standards
Coloring Agents / diagnostic use
Cross-Sectional Studies
Equipment Design
Female
Fluorescence
Humans
Indicators and Reagents
Luminescent Measurements / instrumentation*,  standards
Male
Mass Screening / instrumentation*,  standards
Mouth Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Precancerous Conditions / diagnosis*
Predictive Value of Tests
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tolonium Chloride / diagnostic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Coloring Agents; 0/Indicators and Reagents; 64-19-7/Acetic Acid; 92-31-9/Tolonium Chloride
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Am Dent Assoc. 2010 Jun;141(6):626, 628; author reply 628, 630   [PMID:  20516088 ]
J Am Dent Assoc. 2010 Jun;141(6):626; author reply 628, 630   [PMID:  20516089 ]
Erratum In:
J Am Dent Assoc. 2010 Apr;141(4):388

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