Dentures can cause oral cancer

Most of the elderly is a high risk of oral cancer, the clinical statistics, 75 percent of oral cancer in the age group over 60 years old to check out, the main incentive is inappropriate to wear a denture.

Life often see some old people wear less than a regular hospital inlay dentures, but in order to save money, save trouble casual wear dentures. In fact, if you wear dentures or poorly fitting dentures a poor, will be long-term with oral friction, leading to oral ulcers, recurrent non-healing if the ulcer is prone to oral cancer, and ultimately the development of oral cancer.

Therefore, the long-term wear dentures within the mouth of the elderly to pay attention to whether the abnormalities, such as mouth ulcers do not heal more than two weeks, accompanied by burning sensation, pain and other symptoms; oral mucous membrane color into white, brown or black; a swollen mouth material and the fast growth, accompanied by pain, bleeding and Dental Equipment so may be early symptoms of oral cancer.

In addition, smoking and alcohol will cause oral cancer, smoking more than 1 pack / day or drinking more than 25 grams / day, the likelihood of suffering from oral cancer is much higher than non-smokers or drinkers. Suggested the elderly tobacco and alcohol, found organized under the denture pain, inflammation to timely medical treatment and good oral hygiene, regular brushing.