Tariq Drabu is a Manchester born and educated dentist. He is also one of the youngest dentists to ever graduate in the United Kingdom at twenty one years of age. After graduation he worked in some of the busiest dental hospitals in the UK and Saudi Arabia before receiving his Fellowship in Dentistry at the College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Today he is the owner of the successful Langley Dental Practice and is also the Clinical Lead Dentist for the Oral Surgery Clinical Assessment and Treatment Services at NHS Heywood Middleton and Rochdale. He also finds time in his exceptionally busy schedule to tutor and mentor postgraduate dentists in oral surgery at the UCLAN Dental Clinic in Preston.Tariq Drabu was speaking about an article published on a dental news website on 27 April 2016. The full article can be read here.
Tariq Drabu in Manchester said “A New York study has revealed that pancreatic cancer risk is increased in patients who have a certain oral bacteria present. The focus on the study was the find the bacteria early on, enabling medical teams to reduce the risk of deaths associated with this particular cancer. The mortality rate for pancreatic cancer is high due to many patients only being diagnosed in the very late stages. As with any cancer, the sooner it is detected, the sooner treatment can start and as a result, this can prolong life expectancy considerably.”
Tariq Drabu went on to say “Patients suffering with pancreatic diseases tend to also be prone to periodontal disease. Periodontal disease is a very severe form of gum disease. This is a bacteria disease which forms pockets between the tooth and gum to allow bacteria growth. It also causes inflammation and is known for affecting numerous organs within the body in the long run.”
Tariq Drabu closed in saying “The presence of oral bacteria known as porphyromanas gingivalis increases the risk of pancreatic cancer by fifty nine percent, while the oral bacteria aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans increases the risk by fifty percent. This needs to be checked by dentists during routine dental examinations in an effort to work with doctors and hospitals to help catch pancreatic cancer in early stages and helping to detect and treat patients quickly and effectively.