Issue Two 2017
2017, Vol. 4, issue 2, (October)
Original Article
Oral HPV prevalence in general healthy dental patients and patients with oral and oropharyngeal neoplasms in Bulgaria
Abstract:
The attention of oncologists and maxillo-facial specialists has been focused on the relation between HPVs and oral carcinogenesis.
Oral HPV infection has been identified as an independent risk factor for oral squamous cell cancer. Over 150 subtypes of HPV have been identified; more than 40 types of HPVs infect the anogenital region and oral cavity. It has been predicted f this that tendency continue this virus will become more wide spread. By 2020, HPV – associated tumors of the throat will surpass the incidence of cervical cancer as the leading HPV –induced neoplasm. It is highly recommended that each patient with a suspicious lesions in the oral cavity should be tested for HPV.
We aimed to investigate the presence of HPV in of healthy individuals and in biopsy tissue of patients with oral and oropharyngeal neoplasms.
Authors:
Assya Krasteva; Department of Oral and Imaging diagnostics, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;;Atanas Iliev; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Julian Rangachev; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Daniel Markov; Department of Oral and Imaging diagnostics, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Jordan Galabov; Department of Oral and Imaging diagnostics, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Svetoslav Slavkov; Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Nikolay Yanev; Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
