Aggressive cancer treatments generally make the mouth more vulnerable to unwanted oral health anomalies. Most people are aware that cancer treatments typically cause adverse physiological side effects including nausea, loss of appetite, and hair loss, among many others.
What most people don’t realise, however, is that approximately 1/3 of patients who are undergoing cancer treatments develop oral health complications.
Comprehensive, frequent, and regular professional dental care is all the more necessary to people who are undergoing cancer treatment. Oral health complications of head and neck radiation, chemotherapy, and blood and marrow transplant widely ranges from dry mouth to life-threatening bacterial infections.
What Can Be Done?
A high quality before, during, and after cancer treatment is crucial in keeping your teeth and gums healthy and intact. A dental maintenance program that properly caters to the needs of cancer patients should, among many other things:
- Reduce the risk and severity of oral health complications
- Immediately identify and treat existing infection
- Improve the patient’s tolerance to cancer treatment, oral health-wise
- Prevent, eliminate, and reduce incidence of bone necrosis
- Provide highly relevant information for patient education
Dentist On The Gold Coast
During your first visit, your local Dentist On The Gold Coast assesses the general status of your oral health by conducting a comprehensive dental examination. Throughout the duration of your treatment, your dentist keeps in touch with your doctor. This allows for a much more effective dental care program that caters to the specific necessities of your cancer treatment.
Visit Main Beach Dental for high-quality dental solutions on the Gold Coast and its neighbouring areas. Committed to making the very best of modern dentistry available to the local Gold Coast community and its surrounding regions, Main Beach Dental offers a wide range of general, cosmetic, and restorative dental treatments.
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