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OBJECTIVE The aim: To conduct a prospective clinical study to assess the prevalence, structure, risk factors and features of clinical manifestations of precancerous diseases of oral mucosa and red lip in Kyiv residents and to analyze opportunities to improve the quality of their primary diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Materials and methods: The examination of 423 patients with precancerous diseases of oral mucosa and red lip included clarification of the main complaints and anamnesis of the disease, objective assessment of the state of oral mucosa and red border of the lips according to visual, stomatoscopic, luminescent analysis, cyto-, histological studies. RESULTS Results: Attention is drawn to the prevalence among precancerous diseases of patients with leukoplakia - 41.37% and lichen planus - 44.21%. The levels of detection of precancerous diseases of the oral mucosa due to the current and preliminary history for individual nosological forms are almost identical, which indicates the reliability of the above indicators. CONCLUSION Conclusions: Promotion between the people about timely dental treatment for precancerous diseases of the oral mocosa and the use of radical technologies in their treatment will not only increase the effectiveness of treatment, but significantly limit the malignancy of these diseases.