Café Discussions on Oral Sex, Oral Cancer, and HPV Infection: Summative Report

HPV infection and oral carcinogenesis.

Examining the association between oral health and oral HPV infection.

Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the cause of 40% to 80% of oropharyngeal cancers; yet, no published study has examined the role of oral health in oral HPV infection, either independently or in conjunction with other risk factors. This study examined the relation between oral health and oral HPV infection and the interactive effects of oral health, smoking, and oral sex on oral HPV ...

Oral cancer, HPV infection and evidence of sexual transmission

The incidence of oropharyngeal cancer and oral cancer is growing worldwide, both in young non-smokers and in young non-drinkers (smoking and drinking are considered the main risk factors). Epidemiologic studies suggest a strong association between the infection by human papillomavirus (HPV), especially types 16 and 18 (high oncological risk) which have already demonstrated their etiological rol...

Hpv Infection and Related Oral Diseases

Definition Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a group of DNA viruses, which have a remarkable target cell specificity: they have been reported principally in anogenital tract, urethra, skin, larynx, tracheobronchial mucosa and oral cavity. More than 100 different types of HPV have been classified and they are divided into high (e.g. 16,18, 31) and low oncogenic risk genotypes (e.g. 11, 42, 36), ...

Tobacco use and oral HPV-16 infection.

Oral human papillomavirus type16 (HPV16), a sexually transmitted infection, is believed to be responsible for the rise in incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell cancers in the United States.1 An association between self-reported number of cigarettes currently smoked per day and oral HPV prevalence has been observed.2,3 We investigated associations between objective biomarkers reflective of al...