Studium Genetics

Interview by Paola Brambilla with professor Silvio Abati, responsible for the Departmental Center of Pathology and Oral Medicine of the Department of Dentistry at the IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan. Published in Il dentista moderno, June 2024, pp. 16-18. Featuring Studium Genetics SG-OCRA test. Download the full article (Italian). [Unofficial, automatic translation] It's the time needed to perform an accurate and complete examination of the oral cavity, a simple routine gesture that every dentist and dental hygienist can offer to contribute to the prevention of oral cancer, detecting suspicious lesions to intervene early, before the tumor develops. The stakes…

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New video with English subtitles about the sampling procedure for the SG-OCRA test for oral cancer early diagnosis. The desquamation cells of the oral mucosa should be collected by gently brushing with rotational and translational movements for at least 10 times on the lesion identified by the practitioner. Avoid areas of necrosis, absence of epithelium, or spontaneous bleeding, in order to limit contamination with blood from the collection as much as possible. Use gauze to absorb any blood if present prior to cell collection. The brush with the patient's mucosal specimen should be placed in the appropriate tube and sent…

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