Early diagnostics of oral cancerous lesions plays a crucial role in the process of treatment and evaluation of the patient's chances for recovery. The article presents new techniques of identifying and detecting abnormal lesions within oral mucosa, such as oral lumenoscopy (ViziLite), TBlue (toluidine blue marking system), VELscope screening system, OralCDx and the brush biopsy. Their application does not allow a definite diagnosis, nor does it replace biopsy or histopathologic assessment, but it permits a more accurate examination of the oral cavity, as well as oral lesion detection at the early stage of progression
