child dental neglect is: “failure of caregivers to provide prerequisites of proper oral function via seeking and timely dental treatment services necessary to be free from pain and infection.” -the American academy of ...

oral cancer ranks among the 3 most common types of cancer as well as it is a major threat to public health in developing countries however oral cancer is a silent epidemic due to it is poor prognosis and asymptomatic ...

Oral health problems are common in cancer patients. Physicians and nurses show less attention to the mouth than other parts of the body (Dry mouth, mouth pain and oral candidiasis may cause considerable distress, ...

Periodontitis, evoked by the bacterial biofilm (dental plaque) that forms around teeth, progressively destroys the periodontal tissue supporting the teeth, including the periodontal ligament, cementum, alveolar bone and ...

Periodontal disease is a leading cause of tooth loss among adults. It develops when the gum tissue, particularly the tissue and bone surrounding teeth, becomes infected and inflamed. in the early stage of the gum disease ...