Oral Health Care, Oral Cancer Linked to Human Papillomavirus
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 20 million Americans currently are infected. There are more than 100 strains of HPV, and more than 40 of them are capable of infecting the mouth and throat. Ten years ago, 40 percent of oral cancer biopsies w…