Edukacja zdrowotna w zakresie higieny jamy ustnej jako integralny element profilaktyki chorób nowotworowych jamy ustnej

Abstract

The article presents the characteristics of developing health-promoting skills and attitudes relating to oral hygiene based on an analysis of the literature. Epidemiological data and risk factors for oral cancer will then be described. The last part of the text will present an analysis of the research on the state of oral hygiene in children and adults in Poland. The aim of the article is to emphasize that the dissemination of knowledge in the field of oral hygiene may in effect contribute to the improvement of health-promoting behaviours, which in consequence may prevent the development of cancer in the oral cavity.