Updated: 2/4/2020 Maintaining good oral health is important for everyone, but why is it so important for seniors? Today, we’re giving you an all-in-one resource to show you why it’s so…
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Updated: 2/4/2020 Several months ago, in The Importance of Dental Care for Seniors, I talked about the common oral health problems seniors endure. While I talked about ways to prevent…
Updated: 2/11/2020 Oral cancer is on the rise in the U.S., but many people think they are not at risk of being affected since they don’t smoke. The most common…
Updated: 2/17/2020 Have you heard of oral cancer but just don’t know much about it? You’re not alone. Unfortunately, many people never learn the facts until it’s too late. One…
Updated: 2/20/2020 Those green veggies on your plate could do more than give you essential vitamins and minerals. If you smoke, they could also help lower the risk of oral…
Updated: 2/21/2020 The American Lung Association (ALA) found 40 states grimly lacking in their efforts to curb smoking via specified programs, according to a new report. In general anti-tobacco efforts,…
Updated: 2/24/2020 Thursday, Nov. 18 marked the 35th Great American Smokeout, where thousands of people were encouraged to stop using tobacco for a day – or even plan to quit.
Updated: 2/25/2020 Tongue squamous cell carcinoma, one of the most frequent oral cancers, increased more than 37% in the last five years. A new study by the University of Illinois…
Updated: 2/25/2020 A UK university plans to develop a simple test to screen dental patients for cancerous cells with funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Researchers from the…
Updated: 2/26/2020 A trial run study by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research found that injections of a genetically engineered herpes virus used in…
Updated: 2/26/2020 Oral cancer has been difficult to diagnose in it’s early, most treatable stages due to a lack of indicators that one might have oral cancer. Over 40,000 people…