A 31-year-old man suffered severe facial swelling on one side due to tooth decay and frequent use of toothpicks, which caused inflammation and developed into a large malignant tumor on the left side of his face. The incident sparked widespread discussion about whether teeth picking causes serious disease.

Dr. Chattrapol posted an educational video with the question: "Does picking teeth frequently cause cancer?!" While discussing the case, he revealed: "Doctors suspect it may be oral mucosal cancer that has spread to the tooth root area. As a cosmetic surgeon, I have encountered cases like this fairly often, but we still don't know the tissue biopsy results for this case. We don't yet know what type of cancer it is, whether it originated from the tooth or not, or from inside the mouth or elsewhere."

Dr. Chattrapol directly answered whether frequent teeth picking causes cancer: "What is certain is that I don't believe teeth picking itself is a direct cause of cancer. Oral cancer is mainly caused by alcohol, smoking, HPV virus, and poor dental and oral hygiene. These are clear causes that can lead to mucosal cancer in the mouth and spread elsewhere."

"However, there is no solid scientific evidence proving that teeth picking causes these cancers. It's likely just coincidence—one event happening at the same time as another. That's why we assume it's the cause. For example, this man's oral cancer may have been growing during the period when he happened to be picking his teeth frequently, so he thought teeth picking was the cause. We call this coincidence."

"Saying that teeth picking causes cancer creates panic and spreads incorrect information. I want to explain that the chances of oral cancer developing from teeth picking are extremely low. And if the cancer originated from the tooth itself, there is no evidence whatsoever that teeth picking causes this type of cancer."

Sending Support to the Young Patient, Urging Swift Treatment

"I would say this man's case is just coincidence. However, the tumor he has is quite large. I want to extend my support and urge him to seek treatment as soon as possible, because it is spreading fairly rapidly."

IRPC announced Q2 2025 net profit of 2.921 billion baht, down 4.968 billion baht or 63% from Q1, though first-half EBITDA reached 18.819 billion baht, up 17 billion baht year-on-year. Executive Chairman Thedkiatti Prommoola said the quarter's results reflected volatile crude markets and Middle East geopolitical risks that drove prices higher, offsetting inventory losses and hedging costs. The company is advancing its Recapitalize Plus strategy and expanding into clean energy, including a 98-megawatt solar project in Songkhla developed with GPSC, scheduled to begin commercial operations in December 2026 and representing a major step toward asset diversification and PTT Group's Net Zero goals.

The Department of Local Administration (DLA) has announced the opening of a score review center for candidates who did not pass the 2568 local government civil service examination (excluding Southern Region zones 1 and 2). Following the central examination board's announcement to revoke some candidate lists and issue revised lists, the DLA established the review center to ensure fairness for unsuccessful candidates seeking to view their scores.

The center is located at the Suwattana Building, Floor 1 of the DLA headquarters, or applicants may submit requests at provincial local administration offices nationwide from August 13-31, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM on regular business days. Applicants must submit their own request with a copy of their national ID card, or if unable to appear in person, they may authorize another person with a power of attorney document, attaching both their own and the authorized person's ID copies.

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On August 11, 2569, Pol. Lt. Col. Tawee Sod-song, former Justice Minister, Prachathai party leader, and list-based MP, stated through social media that the Interior Ministry must "stop fearing the truth and stop stalling." He urged the CSC and DLA to immediately submit exam score processing files and candidate lists for verification against data held by Mahasarakham University.

Tawee cautioned that the local civil service exam fraud investigation risks losing focus if it targets only the 5,924 disqualified applicants. He warned this could become a scheme to help criminals by making applicants scapegoats while allowing responsible officials to remain in investigative positions. He stressed that applicants cannot declare themselves passed, be listed, or draw salaries from public funds—these actions fall under the CSC, DLA, and Interior Ministry's responsibility. Therefore, investigations must prioritize those who received score results, custodians of data, list preparers, proposers, approvers, signatories, and commanding officers.

The Central Examination Committee for Local Government Officials (CSC) comprises 19 members with legal authority and responsibility, while the DLA directly supervises the examination process. According to Mahasarakham University's briefing to the legal and human rights committee, the university held eight initial examination centers on December 7, 2568, and submitted score processing files and candidate lists to the CSC via the DLA between December 11–12, 2568. Two southern examination centers held tests on February 15, 2569, with data submitted February 18–19, 2569.

CSC meeting minutes 16/2568 show 47,208 candidates proposed as passing Sections A and B before the list was announced on February 19, 2569. Meeting 4/2569 proposed 8,545 passing candidates from southern centers before announcement on April 8, 2569.

On June 22, 2569, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and police conducted a search, discovering local government officials handling answer sheets and score files. They seized equipment and documents related to 5,960 candidates flagged for investigation, despite results already being announced. This raised suspicion that officials may have been retroactively altering scores or evidence to match the CSC's published list.

The incident prompted public outrage over the major local exam fraud. Although the government and Interior Ministry pledged to address it, and the CSC issued a new announcement on August 10, 2569 removing 5,924 names from lists published February 19 and April 8, 2569, the CSC and DLA have yet to submit exam score processing files and candidate lists for verification as requested. In contrast, Mahasarakham University and Janwan Printing submitted their source data to the NACC starting June 24, 2569 immediately upon request. Over a month has passed, yet critical evidence held by the CSC and DLA remains unsubmitted.