Specifically, better oral health, as evidenced by the number of natural teeth and dental visits prior to the time of diagnosis, was associated with increased survival. Importantly, those who had more frequent dental visits were more likely to have their cancer diagnosed at an earlier and less deadly stage of the disease than those who had few or no dental visits.
The study, by researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and UNC Adams School of Dentistry and Moffitt Cancer Center in partnership with the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (Inhance) consortium, appeared September 19, 2023, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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