ORAL CANCER

Oral Cancer

Oral Cancer: The Dentists Role in Its Early Detection

Introduction

It is well known to everyone that exercise and eating a balanced diet are crucial to the prevention of oral cancer, but sometimes people forget to consider the well being of their oral health. Oral care should be an essential part of people's daily health care regime, and seeing the dentist once every six months for a check-up, should be a part of that process. Dental plans can help spread the cost of these visits out over time and protect people against other problems that might crop up with their oral health. Going to the dentist can help prevent many things including, gum disease, cavities, and oral cancer by early detection. With dental plans, a person can be covered depending on the dental insurance to deal with any unforeseen expenses that might incur as a result of things needing to be fixed with the oral health. Accidents happen and dental insurance can be a real life preserver when unexpected costs come up. The plans come in different packages, and prices vary depending on what one would like to have in his / her plan and what can fit into the budget. A person can get dental insurance to cover his oral health. It usually covers a percentage of expenses that would be incurred when visiting the dentist. Some dental insurance may even include free regular checkups and preventative procedures such as cleanings.

With all the advances in health care today, the oral care should be a priority of health maintenance goals of each and every person. Dental plans can make this objective attainable and within the family financial allowances. With so many dental insurance options, finding one that suits an individual's requirements should not be difficult. Brushing and flossing the teeth is important, but seeing a dentist on a regular basis is a key to preventing oral illness and keeping safe from life threatening circumstances, such as oral cancer.

Discussion

Role of Dentist in Early Detection of Oral Cancer

There is currently no approved product that has been shown conclusively to be effective in the prevention and / or reducing the severity of oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. For patients treated for cancer, the clinical dilemma arises to prevent or treat oral mucositis. The review identified the prevention interventions provided some weak and unreliable evidence that may have been beneficial for the prevention of mucositis (allopurinol, Amifostine, G-CSF, honey, etc.). Also, several reports were contradictory when compared do not provide a clear answer about the most obvious and effective intervention. This has limited the strength of the evidence and result in difficulty in generalizing these results. We have seen the great variability of interventions, frequency and methods of use of products in different studies. However, it has been the lack of repeated studies to investigate any assistance, or for example, an intervention that has proved effective but weak, having studied at different concentration and / or frequency, or even having merged with another ...