Adult/Caregiver Handouts
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Tobacco Causes:• Bad breath• Stained, yellow teeth• Build up of tartar• Mouth sores• Facial wrinkling and appearance of aging• Precancerous white patches or plaques• Cancer of the throat, voice box andesophagus (leading to stomach)• Delayed healing after oral surgery andtooth extractions20
Signs and Symptomsof Oral Cancer• A persistent sore that does not heal (after 2 weeks).• Color changes such as red or white patches in the mouthor on the lips.• Pain, tenderness or numbness anywhere in the mouth orlips.• A lump, thickening, rough spot, crust or small worn area.• Difficulty in chewing, swallowing, speaking or hoarsenessthat does not go away and moving the jaw or tongue.• Change in the way your teeth fit together.• Repeated bleeding from the mouth or throat.• Swelling, lump or growth anywhere in or about the mouthor neck.21
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- Page 6: NUTRITIOUS SNACKSMeal and snack cho
- Page 9 and 10: BAD BREATHBad breath can be caused
- Page 12 and 13: CHANGES IN MOUTH ANDGUMS DURING PRE
- Page 16: Complications of Oral Piercingand W
Tobacco Causes:• Bad breath• Stained, yellow teeth• Build up of tartar• Mouth sores• Facial wrinkling and appearance of aging• Precancerous white patches or plaques• Cancer of the throat, voice box andesophagus (leading to stomach)• Delayed healing after oral surgery andtooth extractions20
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