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The Oral Cavity as a Window to Systemic Disease: Diagnostic Clues and Pre-treatment Dental Management for Interdisciplinary Trainees.

Cureus · Sarbeland L, Sultani MY, Afzalzada N, Latifi F, Ali S, Muradi M, Elmyar AH, Sultani MI, Yousofi T, Sharify M, Kamran Qadiri R, Naziri Sarir N, Sadat Sultany H · 2026-06-27

The oral cavity often shows early signs of systemic diseases, yet dental and medical training programs lack integration on this connection. A review of evidence highlights oral diagnostic clues for various diseases and recommends pre-treatment dental evaluation before cancer and heart surgery to prevent complications.

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