Oral hygiene, dentition, sexual habits and risk of oral cancer

In an Italian case-control study of oral cancer, number of missing teeth and other aspects of dental care were similar, but the general condition of the mouth, as indicated by gum bleeding, tartar deposits and mucosal irritation, was worse among oral cancer cases than controls. No differences were detected in sexual practices (including oral sex) and (previous) sexually transmitted infections. © 2000 Cancer Research Campaign

• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  British Journal of Cancer

• Publication date

  2000-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1398PMID 11027440PMCID 2363583
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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