There’s some very strange medical research on the go at the moment, not least this one which suggests that if you ball up your right hand and squeeze it tightly it can help you to memorise lists! This may be one for students to try out before they get into their exams!!

Dr. Claudia Anderson of Family Dental Care Park Ridge describes what is involved in an oral cancer exam when you go to the dentist and what are some of the things that you can be looking for in this segment of Word of Mouth Wednesday.

In this video Dr. Kamran Sahabi dentist in Verdugo, CA discusses oral cancer. Cancer is survivable with early detection and proper diagnosis. 56% of those diagnosed with cancer can survive, with treatment in the early stages. Warning signs of oral cancer are not usually visible, making dental exams very important for early diagnosis. A sore throat, lesions that will not heal, swelling and bumps in the glands can be indicative of the presence of oral cancer.