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Lília Alves Rocha1, Adriana Elisa Brasil Moreira, João Sarmento Pereira Neto
1Department of Oral Pathology, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
A detailed clinical examination is important for early diagnosis of oral lesions in every dental specialty, including orthodontics, particularly because these patients are constantly checked during orthodontic treatment. This report describes 2 men receiving orthodontic treatment and who had swelling on the hard palate diagnosed as mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Both patients received appropriate treatment and had a good prognosis because of the rapid recognition of these oral lesions by their orthodontists.
