Dental health as a factor of provoking carcinogenesis

Abstract

The review discusses the association between dental health and squamous cell carcinoma of the oral mucosa. Studies for the last few years from the databases of PubMed, MedLine, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Global Health, CyberLeninka, and eLibrary.Ru were analyzed. Literature sources taken for the review are indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and RSCI. The causal relationship between the lack of oral sanitation, bad habits, unhealthy lifestyle, oral mucosa damage, microbiome changes, and presence of tumor pathology was considered. Poor-quality dental treatment can cause an oncological burden, and unhygienic sanitation of the cavity is a significant predictor of the occurrence of tumor pathology of the maxillofacial region.