Poor oral hygiene, combined with adverse local and systemic factors, may lead to more severe periodontal diseases. A 17-year-old girl with tooth and gum problems was admitted to our clinic. Intraoral examination revealed that oral hygiene was inadequate and there was a severe calculus extending up to the occlusal surface (approximately 20 mm x 12 mm). Her medical anamnesis showed no significant findings, but she had oral respiration and had difficulty in communicating with her environment. Oral hygiene education was given and debridement was performed at regular intervals. Follow-up sessions, it was observed that she was satisfied with treatment, paid attention to her oral hygiene and her self-confidence increased. The patient was referred to the Orthodontics and Ear-Nose-Throat clinics to prevent recurrence of problems after satisfactory recovery. Even with good oral hygiene training and initial periodontal treatment, severe periodontal problems can be solved and quality of life can be recovered.
Aim: Oral cancers are neoplasms that occur in the lips or oral cavity. The knowledge and awareness of dentists is very important in its prevention and early diagnosis. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the awareness and to measure knowledge level about oral cancers among the intern dentists, research assistants and academicians in Atatürk University Faculty of Dentistry in Erzurum Materials and Methods: Participants were directed to closed-ended questions developed using questionnaires that previously evaluated oral cancers awareness. The questionnaire consists of 32 questions to evaluate oral cancer awareness. Results: 80 females and 60 males, totally 140 participants of which 53 are intern dentists, 51 research assistants and 36 academicians from 8 different departments at the Faculty of Dentistry, were included in the study. When asked about the competence of knowledge and skills in the evaluation of oral lesions, 30% of the participants stated themselves as sufficient. The academicians in the Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology and Periodontology, respectively, stated that they consider themselves competent in awareness of oral cancer in a statistically significant way. Candida albicans, ultraviolet rays, thermal irritation, chronic oral traumas, viral infections such as HPV, white and red mouth lesions were evaluated as risk factors by more than 90% of the participants. Conclusion:Only one third of the participants think that they are adequately trained in oral cancer examination. This situation should be evaluated and efforts should be made to raise awareness.
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