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Oral cavity cancer is an
important cancer globally and is one of the ten
most frequent cancers worldwide. Tobacco is the
primary etiological factor in its development,
other factors being alcohol, genetic predisposition
and a diet lacking in micronutrients. The proposal
that reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as
superoxide radicals (O2•), hydroxyl radicals
(OH•) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) play a key
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Diabetes
and Oral Tumors in Hungary
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Correlations
between diabetes and inflammatory oral
lesions were first published in the 19th
century. Gingivitis and destructive
periodontitis with a rapid loss of the
teeth were described as cardinal,
pathognomic symptoms of diabetes.The
discovery of insulin treatment justified a
close correlation between the disorder of
the carbohydrate metabolism and oral
inflammatory complications. The adequate
treatment of diabetes results in marked
improvement of the gingival and
periodontal lesions ...
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