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Mouth health and cancer treatment

Some cancer treatments affect the mouth. Learn how to manage these changes and care for your oral health before, during, and after treatment.

Mouth Health and Cancer treatment factsheet
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About mouth health and cancer treatment

Discover how cancer treatments affect your mouth and get effective care tips for during and after treatment.

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Taking care of your mouth before treatment

Learn about the importance of mouth care before cancer treatment. Visit your dentist for a check-up and develop an oral health care plan.

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Oral side effects caused by cancer treatments

Find out how cancer treatment affects oral health, including mouth sores, dry mouth, thrush, and gum issues.

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Oral mucositis and saliva changes

Managing oral health during cancer? Learn how mucositis, dry mouth, and eating challenges are connected.

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Taking care of your mouth during and after treatment

Get essential mouth care tips for during and after cancer treatment to maintain oral health and comfort.

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How carers can help

Discover how carers can provide essential support and assistance.

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This information was last updated in August 2020. See who reviewed this content.

A/Prof Sharon Liberali, Specialist, Special Needs Dentistry, and Director Special Needs Unit, Adelaide Dental Hospital, SA Dental Service, SA; Cecilia Barling, Consumer; Dr Bena Brown, Principal Allied Health Research Fellow in Cancer, and Advanced Speech Pathologist (Oncology), Princess Alexandra Hospital and Centre for Functioning and Health Research, QLD; Lisa Castle-Burns, Head and Neck Cancer Specialist Nurse, Canberra Region Cancer Centre, Canberra Hospital, ACT; Merran Findlay, Executive Research Lead – Cancer Nutrition, Oncology Specialist Dietitian, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW; Jasmin Mazis, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Rick Pointon, Consumer; Prof David Wiesenfeld, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, and Director, Head and Neck Tumour Stream, The Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, VIC; Dr Sue-Ching Yeoh, Oral Medicine Specialist, Sydney Oral Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW.

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