The Interference of COVID-19 in the Oral Cancer Diagnosis and Antineoplastic Treatment

Increasing stage and depth of invasion (DOI) in patients with tongue cancer during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A time series study

“…In addition to interrupting care and preventive health care visits, the COVID‐19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in some risk factors for oral cancer, including increased smoking and alcohol consumption, poor diet, and increased incidence of obesity and poor oral hygiene 29 . Identifying the problem and increasing people's understanding of oral cancer and the need to access a specialist when seeing a problem in the oral cavity is essential 30 . Oral examination screening visits were significantly disrupted and resulted in missed or delayed diagnoses of oral cancer 31 .…”

“… 29 Identifying the problem and increasing people's understanding of oral cancer and the need to access a specialist when seeing a problem in the oral cavity is essential. 30 Oral examination screening visits were significantly disrupted and resulted in missed or delayed diagnoses of oral cancer. 31 The data of our study help to pay special attention to patients with oral cancer in the spread of COVID‐19 or the occurrence of similar diseases.…”

Teledentistry: Main Concerns in the New Pandemic Era

“…Teledentistry aims to reduce inequality access, triage cases with possible severe morbidity, and allow through online transmission the control of patients with lesions who were already under periodic follow-up. For those who are unable to return to the office for some situation despite the pandemic, this tool can also help to define the best moment and the need for a face-toface consultation (Jampani et al, 2011;Correia Neto et al, 2021). It makes this modality a good resource for optimizing and reducing office visits and does not compromise the necessary check-ups (Maspero et al, 2020;Suter et al, 2020).…”

Applicability of Teledentistry/e-Dentistry in the New Infection Context of Monkeypox

“…Considering the context experienced as a result of the recent Covid-19 pandemic and the mechanisms involved in MP that are still unclear, strategies to reduce transmission must be devised. In this sense, teleconsultation may be a convenient way to reduce the number of visits to the dental clinic while maintaining the highest possible levels of oral health care, as described by Aboalshamat et al (2022) and Correia-Neto et al (2021). Teleconsultation enables the exchange of information between professionals, assisting in the diagnosis and therapy to be instituted to the patient with greater agility and precision, always following privacy and data protection laws (Telles- Araujo et al, 2020).…”