Researchers at UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have shown for the first time that an association exists between long-standing periodontitis, or gum disease, and risk of tongue cancer. The ...

Surgery: Gum cancer lesions may be removed via a wide local excision.If the cancer has spread to nearby teeth or bone, some of these tissues may be removed, too. Neck dissection: If the gum cancer ...

Men with chronic gum disease may have an increased risk of tongue cancer, regardless of whether they smoke, according to a recent article. Men with chronic gum disease may have an increased risk ...

Oral Cancer; New device repairs bone damaged by cancer, periodontitis. DrBicuspid.com staff writers. Mar 23, 2014. A new device by Norwegian researchers can help rebuild the faces of patients who have ...

Bacteria eat away at the gum and bone that hold your teeth in place. ... Diseases like cancer, HIV, and diabetes increase the risk of infections, including periodontal disease.

Surgery for oral cancer aims to remove cancerous cells and retain healthy tissue. ... If imaging tests reveal cancer in the jaw bone, surgeons may remove a large part.

Gum cancer is often mistaken for gingivitis. Both gingivitis and gum cancer are two separate things and both need to be taken seriously. Here's all you need to know about the early signs, symptoms ...

Cancer that occurs on the inside of the mouth (oral cavity), including lips, base of the tongue, inside of the cheeks, floor of the mouth, hard and soft palate, sinuses, tonsils, vallecula and ...