Medical management of oral diseases, tobacco cessation
Oral Medicine and Radiology · Dental (BDS)
Study notes
A leukoplakia patient keeps chewing gutka during treatment. Why will therapy likely fail? Continued carcinogen exposure - the lesion's driver remains; dysplasia progresses despite medication. Students learn the cessation prescription: every PMD/periodontal/cancer-risk patient gets the 5 A's (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) plus pharmacotherapy options - because treating the lesion while feeding the habit is bailing without plugging the leak.
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