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Role of Oral Care in Oral Cancer

Lakshmi Agarwal, Dr Manmohan Agrawal, Tilak Raj Verma, Agrima Sharma

Abstract


Oral cancer is one of the most common cancers in Indian subcontinent. Most of these patients have very bad oral hygiene due to habits of tobacco chewing and quid keeping. Various studies have been done to see the relationship between oral cancer and oral hygiene. It is found that poor oral hygiene has an additive role in the development of oral and oropharyngeal cancer though could not be clearly proven, as other determining factors such as tobacco, alcohol and culture are at play. The morbidity of oral cancer treatment is grossly reduced if proper oral hygiene is maintained during pre and post treatment.
Since patients suffer from social stigma and depression, motivation plays an important role in convincing them about the oral care. Doctors and nurses should encourage the patient and teach them the oral care and exercise.

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