Epidemiologic and cancer control studies on the association of periodontal disease and
cancer risk mostly suggest a positive association with overall cancer risk and certain specific …

METHODS A systematic literature review was performed. To identify relevant studies, the
following online databases were searched using specific keywords: PubMed, Web of …

Objectives/Hypothesis Literature examining long‐term survival in head and neck squamous
cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with human papillomavirus (HPV) status is lacking. We compare 10 …

Background Alcohol is a well-established risk factor for head and neck cancer (HNC). This
study aims to explore the effect of alcohol intensity and duration, as joint continuous …

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the leading cause of mortality for oral cancer.
Numerous risk factors mainly related to unhealthy habits and responsible for chronic …

Background Poor oral hygiene has been proposed to contribute to head and neck cancer
(HNC) risk, although causality and independency of some indicators are uncertain. This …

Poor oral hygiene may lead to overgrowth of pathogenic oral bacteria, which may induce
chronic inflammation to promote the oncogenesis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC),
although strongly divergent results have been reported regarding the prevalence of HPV16 …

Background: Periodontal pathogens have been isolated from precancerous and cancerous
lesions and also shown to promote a procarcinogenic microenvironment. Few studies have …

Oral cancer (OC) is known to have a multi-factorial etiology; tobacco, alcohol and betel quid
being the major risk factors. Tooth loss and periodontal disease (PD) have been implicated …