Nov 2, 2009
Dental implants are a replacement or substitute tooth roots, used to replace natural tooth roots in areas of the mouth where teeth are missing. Dental implants have a lot of advantages in comparison to having dentures or bridges. Dentists indicate that when a patient has missing teeth, it’s important to have bone preservation. Dental implants allow this by being embedded in the bone, which will preserve the bone. Often, what occurs with missing teeth is the bone deteriorates. This creates some changes in a person’s facial appearance. The advantage of dental implants is since the dental implant will replace the natural tooth root it will be attached to the bone like a natural tooth.
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Nov 1, 2009
Oral cancer is the uncontrollable growth of cells that invade the oral cavity (mouth) and the oropharynx (part of the throat at the back of the mouth). Some of the risk factors for oral cancer include the following:
- Tobacco Use: This accounts for most of the oral cancers. Cigarettes and all other forms of tobacco use may result in oral cancer.
- Alcohol: People who drink alcohol are more likely to develop oral cancer more than people who don’t drink.
- Sun exposure: Lip cancer is often caused by excessive sun exposure.
In the past, oral cancer was considered to have a low incidence of occurring. However, this is changing. Oral cancer is increasing. Over the past 30 years, oral cancer has increased in adults under 40 years old. Approximately, 35,000 people in the US were newly diagnosed with oral cancer in 2008 (Oral Cancer Foundation). In addition, oral cancer is diagnosed in about 100 new people each day.
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