Mouth diseases
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Gum disease - Better Health Channel
Brushing teeth regularly helps to prevent gum disease and early treatment can help save affected teeth.
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Bleeding gums - MyDr.com.au
Bleeding gums are something many people notice when brushing their teeth or flossing, however, healthy gums rarely bleed.
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Oral healthcare - MyDr.com.au
Oral health problems include tooth decay, gum disease, mouth ulcers, halitosis, childhood teething and oral thrush.
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Dental health | Diabetes Australia
The mouth is often overlooked as an area of the body with complications associated with diabetes
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Tooth decay and gum disease
Tooth decay and gum disease are the 2 main types of dental disease, but good oral hygiene can prevent them both.
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Mouth Cancer - Introduction | Head and Neck Cancer Types | Head and Neck Cancer Australia
What do we mean by 'Mouth Cancer'? Mouth Cancer is a colloquial term for Oral Cancer
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Brushing (18-30yrs) - Your Dental Health | Australian Dental Association
Brushing your teeth removes the plaque that causes tooth decay and gum disease. Information for younger Adults 18 - 30 years.
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Cancer Treatment and Oral Health (18-30yrs) - Your Dental Health | Australian Dental Association
Your teeth & gums need to be looked after while you're undergoing cancer treatment. Information for younger Adults 18 - 30 years.
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Rare Cancers Australia - Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
Lip and oral cavity cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lips or mouth.
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Dry Mouth
A dry mouth (or xerostomia) is due to decreased saliva flow or changes in the amount of saliva produced.
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Oral and dental effects of antidepressants | Issue 3 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Patients treated with antidepressant drugs may experience a dry mouth. Other drugs associated with dry mouth include...
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Saliva: Salivary Microbiota, Kissing and Dry Mouth
Whilst it may not be the most pleasant or attractive health topic, it is clear that to provide evidence-based care, nurses and healthcare professionals need to know about the bodily fluids that they may come in contact with when providing face-to-face patient care.
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Rivastigmine for people with Alzheimer's disease | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: Rivastigmine (6 to 12 mg daily orally or 9
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for primary dysmenorrhoea | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: High-frequency TENS was found to be effective for the treatment of dysmenorrhoea by a number of small trials
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Topical corticosteroids and oral mucosa | Issue 5 | Volume 37 | Australian Prescriber
Topical corticosteroid ointments are an important component in the management of oral mucosal disease. When used appropriately, they are effective and have...
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Breast Cancer and Menopause - Australasian Menopause Society
Breast Cancer and Menopause
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Vaginal health after breast cancer: A guide for patients - Australasian Menopause Society
Women who have had breast cancer treatment before menopause might find they develop symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats, joint aches and vaginal dryness. These are symptoms of low oestrogen, which occur naturally with age, but may also occur in younger women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. These changes are called the genito-urinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), which was previously known as atrophic vaginitis.
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What treatments can be used to prevent and treat alveolar osteitis (dry socket)? | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: Most tooth extractions are undertaken by dentists for a variety of reasons, however, all but three studies included in the present review included participants undergoing extraction of third molars, most of which were undertaken by oral surgeons
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Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC) | Ausmed
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the second most common non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), has several features distinguishing it from basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Awareness of the differences can assist with timely referral and treatment, thereby reducing morbidity associated with aggressive tumours.
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Antiviral medicines and the treatment of COVID-19 - NPS MedicineWise
Oseltamivir phosphate is an oral neuraminidase inhibitor
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