Edoardo Pierini

Mr. Edoardo Pierini


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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21 September 2026 in Applied Sciences
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Mohamed MohsenMohamed Mohsen
Mohamed Mohsen
DPDaniele pergolini
Daniele pergolini
Angelo PurrazzellaAngelo Purrazzella
Angelo Purrazzella
EPEdoardo Pierini
Edoardo Pierini
NPNicola Pranno
Nicola Pranno
Gaspare PalaiaGaspare Palaia
Gaspare Palaia
Early identification of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) remains a major clinical challenge. Point-of-care (PoC) salivary testing may provide a rapid, non-invasive adjunctive approach to support clinical decision-making. This case–control study included 42 participants: 21 patients with clinically and histologically confirmed OPMD and 21 healthy controls. Salivary p16 and EGFR were assessed using a point-of-care device, and their measurements were integrated with predefined clinical variables by the OraFusion software to generate a device-generated risk classification of low, moderate, or high risk. Among patients with OPMD, 57.14% were classified as high risk, 4.76% as moderate risk, and 38.10% as low risk, whereas 95.24% of controls were classified as low risk and 4.76% as moderate risk. Considering moderate and high device-generated risk classifications as positive test results, the assay achieved a sensitivity of 61.90% (95% CI, 38.44–81.89%) and a specificity of 95.24% (95% CI, 76.18–99.88%). These findings suggest that PoC salivary testing may provide valuable adjunctive information through a device-generated risk classification. However, its moderate sensitivity and the small, single-centre sample preclude its use as a substitute for histopathological diagnosis. Larger prospective, multicentre studies are needed to validate its clinical utility.