Malignant Disease and Dentistry

From Volume 36, Issue 9, November 2009 | Pages 527-534

Authors

Graham Walton

BDS, FDS, RCS(Eng), MB, BS, Dip Con Sed

Associate Specialist in Restorative Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, The Dental Hospital, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AZ, UK

Articles by Graham Walton

Robin A Seymour

BDS, FDS RCS, FDS RCS(Edin), PhD, FHKAMS

Dean of Dentistry and Professor of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW, UK

Articles by Robin A Seymour

Abstract

Reports of an ageing population, increasing incidence of malignancy and improved treatments mean that dentists may have an increasing number of patients with, or who have recovered from, a malignancy. Dental professionals are expected to have an understanding of this important disease group so that appropriate dental care can be provided safely. In this first of three articles, we shall describe the important epidemiological and clinical features of the commonest malignancies in the United Kingdom.

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