Dental care before surgery can help reduce postoperative complications in cancer patients. Following this strategy can help prevent postoperative complications.

When a surgeon requested that a dentist provide preoperative oral care to a patient with cancer, the dentist:
- checked the patient's oral condition
- provided professional tooth cleaning
- taught the patient self-cleaning methods for the teeth, and
- provided any treatment needed
"The findings could help improve strategies for the prevention of postoperative complications," the authors wrote.
Source-Eurekalert