Short- and long-term outcomes of photodynamic therapy in oral potentially malignant disorders.
Researchers treated 94 patients with oral potentially malignant disorders using 5-ALA photodynamic therapy and found 92.6% showed some response, though recurrence and malignant transformation occurred during long-term follow-up; compared to matched controls, the treated group showed slower progression to cancer.
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