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Cancer treatment can damage cells in the mouth. This may lead to gingivitis and dental and oral mucosal disease, as well as saliva gland problems. In the treatment of cancer 2 weeks before the beginning of time to see a dentist.

May include:

Pain in the mouth

Like a cold or sore mouth ulcers as the pain

Burning, peeling, dry mouth and swelling of the tongue

The risk of infection

Eat, drink, swallow, talk or sleep difficulty.

To alleviate the discomfort can be a day of oral examination

─ If you find redness, swelling, cracking, Leukoplakia or bleeding, call your doctor or nurse.

─ to keep the mouth clean.

─ after eating and before bedtime, please scrub brush or dentures.

─ Use a soft toothbrush and toothpaste in particular.

─ If your mouth is too sore and can not be soft toothbrush, use gauze sponges or teeth cleaning teeth cleaning tablets Baptist saline.

─ a day gently clean teeth with dental floss.

─ access to the wax dental floss.

─ not to pain or bleeding with dental floss.

─ after meals and bedtime when washed with water.

─ to buy a non-alcoholic drug mouth wash, or a cup of warm water with a small group of two (1 / 4 teaspoon) and a handful of yeast (1 / 8 teaspoon) of salt mixture.

─ then use ordinary water to wash cough.

Oral keep moist

─ Drink 8-12 glasses of liquid a day.

─ with lipstick in order to avoid chapped lips.

─ use ice.

─ chewing gum or hard candy to eat.

─ If your mouth is very dry, please inform your doctor.

Every time when you brush your teeth and remove the dentures cleaning

─ will no longer wear dentures into the wash water prior to use cough mouth wash.

─ do not wear dentures, please put it in the water clean.

─ such as wearing dentures inappropriate, please inform your doctor or dentist.

Doctor’s advice by using oral medication and oral pain and discomfort, avoid:

─ acidic foods and juices such as orange, grapefruit and tomatoes

─ hot food, such as soup, coffee or tea

─ spicy food

─ coarse food such as nuts, salt and pepper biscuits or crisp biscuit

─ all tobacco products

─ wine

If there are any doubts or concerns, please inform your dentist, doctor or nurse.