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How Can Slipping Dentures Potentially Be a Life-Threatening Problem?

December 4, 2021

Filed under: Uncategorized — drcapehart @ 6:25 pm
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Unfortunately, nearly 54,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year and almost 10,000 will die because of it. Despite medical advances, these numbers have not significantly improved in decades. One of the biggest risk factors is actually slipping dentures!

Although your dentures will not cause oral cancer, loose restorations combined with poor oral care can lead to damage that causes the cells in your mouth to become cancerous. Fortunately, many signs let you know it is time to act, as your dentist in Lewisville explains.

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