A bad oral health can not only affect one’s confidence as they cannot smile or laugh heartfully and due to bad breath. It can also make one more prone to cancer according to a study by International head and neck cancer epidemiology consortium (INHANCE) which showed modest reduction in the risk of head and neck cancers the researchers found out.
If periodontal disease or gum disease is there in an individual it is more likely to make one more prone to digestive tract, prostate, breast, pancreas, oropharynx, uterus and the lungs.
All it takes is to brush teeth twice a day, annual visit to the dentist and get back the missing teeth with the help of a Dentist. Morbidity of the patients who are under cancer treatment and outcomes of patients under cancer treatment is better if oral health is maintained.
Low priority to oral health, financially less viable to get oral treatment done and unintentional health neglect are the main reasons for drop in oral health which can only be helped through proper information and education.
Homeopathic remedies like Plantago, Calendula, Echinacea, Merc sol etc that can repair periodontal disease and help the main course of treatment whatever the patient is under further reducing morbidity and mortality.
