[Use of a computer for selecting persons to undergo cytological study in prophylactic stomatological cancer examinations].

5,320 workers of various professions in Leningrad were involved in a computerized primary screening for further detailed oncological and stomatological examination. On the basis of computer data, 55% of those involved in the questionnaire survey became candidates for such examination. Curettage was performed in cases of pathological changes in the mucosa of lip and oral cavity. Various diseases of the lip, oral cavity and throat (precancerous lesions--3.7, cancer--0.17%) were detected in 22.6%. No precancerous lesions or cancer were identified in the control group of 2,321 subjects. The results point to the effectiveness of computer and cytological examination application in mass oncostomatological screenings.