Can Poor Oral Hygiene Affect Cancer Risk? What Your Mouth May Be Telling You About Your Health

We often think of oral hygiene as a matter of clean teeth, fresh breath and preventing cavities. But the health of the mouth ...
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Can the placement of dental implants in head and neck cancer patients be done before radiation therapy?

A doctoral thesis at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Dentistry points to the possibility of reconsidering standard treatment routines, aiming to improve the quality of life for people who survive ...
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‘Plausible’ link may exist between congenitally missing teeth and early-onset cancer

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tooth agenesis may be associated with multiple cancer types in children and young adults. Further research is ...
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Artificial saliva with sugarcane protein shields teeth after cancer treatment

An artificial saliva in the form of a mouthwash, produced with the CANECPI-5 protein extracted from sugarcane and modified in a laboratory, can aid in treating teeth in patients with head and neck ...
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Her Jaw Barely Opened After Cancer Radiation, and Two of Her Own Teeth Were Sitting in Her Airway

Roseland Community Hospital will stop delivering babies on Oct. 31, adding to South Side maternity closures. Its OB clinic will stay open. LA County issued an extreme heat warning for Oct. 2 to 8, ...
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Reply to: Beyond the Numbers: Inflammation as the Missing Link in Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth–Based Buccal Mucosa Cancer Risk Models

Although these findings have strong biological plausibility, it does not confirm causality and cannot suggest mechanism by which indicators of poor oral hygiene causes OC. We agree that decayed, ...
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Pancreatic Cancer Patients with 21 or More Natural Teeth Lived Nearly Two Years Longer After Surgery

Connecticut's new menopause laws add workplace accommodation rights and order a doctor toolkit due by 2028. See what changes for workers and patients. Breastfeeding on Epilepsy Medications Was Not ...
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Baby teeth examined to see if atom bomb tests raised cancer risk

ST. LOUIS -- Baby teeth collected in St. Louis in the 1950s and '60s to measure children's exposure to atomic bomb fallout will be used in a new study to gauge whether Cold War bomb testing increased ...