Human Papilloma Virus-Oral Perspective Narayanan R Sankar1,*, Elumalai Rajesh2, Malathi3 1Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai 2Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai 3Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai *Corresponding Author: R Sankar Narayanan, Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai
Online published on 4 June, 2019. Abstract The oral cavity is a common site for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, however much is still unknown about the spectrum of oral lesions associated with HPV. HPV is associated with a variety of clinical conditions that range from innocuous lesions to cancer. HPV types are divided into high and low-risk types, according to the oncogenic potential. Molecular and epidemiologic studies have identified the association between highrisk HPV types (especially HPV-16 and HPV-18) and oral potentially malignant and malignant lesions. Although HPV is one of the etiologic agent of oral cancer, it is not a single contributing factor and a variety of factors contribute to the cancer development. Risk factors include smoking, panchewing, alcohol consumption. Top Keywords Human papilloma virus, Potentially malignant oral diseases, Oral cancer. Top |