Dental care before surgery can help reduce postoperative complications in cancer patients. Following this strategy can help prevent postoperative complications.
Preoperative oral care can help reduce postoperative complications in patients who undergo cancer surgery, reveals a new study published in BJS (British Journal of Surgery).// Of 509,179 patients studied, 16% received preoperative oral care from a dentist.
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