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Malignant-transformation-free survival in Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery · Ribeiro B, Marinato ALZ, Deps TD, Silva DN, Sulti ADC, Cardoso OA, Dell'Antonio LS, Pimenta-Barros LA, Camisasca DR · 2026-08-23

Researchers tracked 197 patients with oral potentially malignant disorders over 11 years and found malignant transformation occurred in 5.6% of cases, with proliferative verrucous leukoplakia showing the highest risk; survival without malignant transformation remained above 95% at five years.

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