OROFACIAL PAIN, HEADACHE AND SLEEP BLOG

What is Cancer? Taxonomy 101

Sarcoma, carcinoma , leukemia, lymphoma. There are so many terms. What do they mean? The medical jargon used to classify cancer can...

Foods To Eat When Your Mouth Is Sore During Cancer Therapy

1. Soft easy to-chew foods. Moist, soft foods such as mashed potatoes, jello, scrambled eggs, cooked cereal, applesauce, pudding, yogurt...

Another reason to get enough zzz's

"That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively to that most blessed and blessing of all natural graces,...

4 Quick Tips To Care For Your Mouth During Cancer Therapy

Here are some quick tips for care for your mouth while undergoing cancer therapy: 1. Vomiting. After vomiting, your mouth may feel acidic...

Top 8 Foods To Avoid When Your Mouth is Dry

There are several etiologies for dry mouth, including medications and cancer therapy such as radiation treatment to the head and neck or...

Can HPV Vaccines Really Help Prevent Cancer?

There's been all of this hype about HPV and an ongoing debate over whether or not to vaccinate against HPV, but what exactly is it?...

What is an obturator?

Did you know that Sigmund Freud wore an obturator? Diagnosed in 1923 with oral cancer, the father of psychoanalysis underwent a...

Orthodontics and Cancer: Can I get Braces after Chemo?

Hold on a second, why do my braces need to be removed? Before undergoing high dose chemotherapy, patients are often advised to have their...

Lauren Levi DMD MS