I also would get anything that is causing irritation "smoothed" out. We suspect that oral irritations may play some role in some oral cancers.

Re HPV... There is no correlation between Cervical and Oral HPV within the same body meaning even if you had an active infection in one area it's never been proven that it can travel to the other location by itself. Yes there are appx 400 strains of this virus but so far only 4 have proven to be villains and while it's easy to test for the presence of HPV Cervically, there's no easy test in the oral cavity. Additionally HPV attacks our squamous cells and orally they are located in the far back region of the throat so it's highly unlikely that any oral cancer originating in the forward part of the tongue or gums or roof of mouth would be caused by HPV.

David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.