This may seem a surprising question – we can all recognize periodontitis when we see it in our patients, but it is useful to consider briefly current...

Oral cancer is a classic multifactorial disease, resulting from the interplay of a number of factors, most of which are environmental in nature.6...

Dry mouth (xerostomia) is a complaint that is the most common salivary problem and is the subjective sense of dryness which may be due to:.

Oral cancer is the most common malignant epithelial neoplasm affecting the mouth. More than 90% is oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) (Table 1)..

Ulceration is a breach in the oral epithelium, which typically exposes nerve endings in the underlying lamina propria, resulting in pain or soreness,...

The most important risk factors for oral complications of cancer therapy are pre-existent oral or dental disease and poor care after cancer therapy..

To give the patient the best prognosis with an orofacial tumour it is most important to have the correct skills in a multidisciplinary team. This...

Oral cancer and its treatment can cause a variety of oral problems. Surgery and scarring may mutilate tissues – which can hamper function and cleaning...

The possible effects of radical surgery include altered oral anatomy, loss of teeth and anatomical structures, significant scarring and bulky flaps,...

RT is most often administered in small fractions over several weeks and to a localized area. Radiation-induced mucositis is invariable within the...

An important consideration in an increasingly multi-cultural society in the United Kingdom is that patient information should be culturally sensitive,...

Cancer pain may arise from tumour invasion (especially where nerves are infiltrated), ulceration and infection, and the effects of diagnostic or...

X-rays were the first form of photon radiation to be used to treat cancer. The higher the energy of the x-ray beam, the deeper x-rays penetrate the...