Cancer and Oral Health
Articles
No Smoke, But Plenty Of Danger
By now, most of us know that smoking cigarettes isn't healthy:
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Oral Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
Oral cancer is cancer that occurs on the lips (usually the lower lip), inside the mouth, on the back of the throat, the tonsils or salivary glands.
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Three Good Reasons to See a Dentist (Before Cancer Treatment)
Three Good Reasons to See a Dentist (Before Cancer Treatment
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Oral Care for Cancer Patients
Patients who undergo cancer treatment are sometimes unaware that it can affect the teeth, gums, salivary glands and other oral tissues
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Head and Neck Radiation Treatment & Your Mouth
If so, this information can help you. While head and neck radiation helps treat cancer, it can also cause other things to happen in your mouth called side effects
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Chemotherapy & Your Mouth
If so, this information can help you. While chemotherapy helps treat cancer, it can also cause other things to happen in your body called side effects.
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Oral Complications of Cancer Treatment
Radiation to the head and neck and chemotherapy for any malignancy can cause oral side effects so debilitating that patients may tolerate only lower, less effective doses of cancer treatment, may postpone scheduled treatments, or may discontinue treatment entirely.
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Quitting Tobacco? Here's Help
Giving up smoking or smokeless tobacco is hard to do. But every day, people are taking the first step by calling a quit line.
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Smoking: A Danger To Healthy Gums
You've probably seen the warning on cigarette packages: "Quitting smoking now greatly reduces serious risks to your health." What smoking-related diseases come to mind? Lung cancer, probably. Emphysema, maybe.
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Videos and Interactive Guides
How to Brush
Learn the technique recommended for the best cleaning.
How to Floss
Find simple instructions for effective flossing.
Fresh Breath Assessment
How fresh is your breath? Find out by visiting the Fresh Breath Institute.
Guide to Brushing
Test your brushing skills with our FUN 3-D brusher.
