HPV, Oral Cancer and Your Dentist

HPV is the most common STD in Canada and causes about 80% of oral and oropharyngeal (cervical) cancers. There are different types of HPV, some cause benign warts (6&11), and others cause cancers (16&18). People with a history of oral HPV-16 infection are at a much higher risk of developing cervical cancer. There are vaccines…