For more than 150 years, dentistry and medicine have lived in separate worlds. Insurance plans still divide them. Medical schools barely teach oral health. Dental schools spend limited time on ...

WHEN Margot Blair began suffering from persistent mouth ulcers, she thought little of it. The now 62-year-old, from Dumfries, ...

"All through your life you will get ulcers on and off and that is the problem because you just dismiss them. I did not associate ulcers with cancer." ...

Margot Blair, 62, from Dumfries, is raising awareness of the subtle signs of mouth cancer after she missed her own symptoms.

Scientists in Finland have discovered a promising way to identify aggressive oral cancers at an early stage by examining tiny vessels inside tumors. The finding could help doctors predict which ...

Oral cancer slowly steals speech, confidence, and comfort. Beyond the patient, it burdens families emotionally and ...

YEARS of research have shown that mouth cancer can be prevented. In Guyana, it is believed that over 100 cases are diagnosed ...

Easier than a blood test, saliva tests have the potential to detect cavities, infections and even cancer. But a lack of ...

Chest X-rays are usually ordered only when medically indicated by symptoms such as persistent cough or unexplained weight ...

The same radiation that saves you from that unwelcome guest called cancer can also damage your alveolar bone, the bone that supports your teeth. It damages your salivary glands. It damages the blood ...