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Primary study · included by 1 review

Comparative efficacy of chemiluminescence and toluidine blue in the detection of potentially malignant and malignant disorders of the oral cavity.

Shukla 2018 · Shukla Abhilasha, Singh Narendra Nath, Adsul Sangeeta, et al. · Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP · 2018

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Available Evidence on the Diagnostic Accuracy of Chemiluminescence for Detecting Dysplasia or Malignant Transformation in Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders (OPMDs): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · DTA · 2026 · cited as Shukla 2018 · Table 1; Figures 3-4; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Pooled specificity for dysplasia or malignant transformation
Chemiluminescence (ViziLite, ViziLite Plus) as adjunct vs Histopathology (reference standard) · Single assessment against histopathology
Pooled specificity 0.48 [0.44, 0.53]13 studies · 479 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.