Oral Cancer

Some of its most common #symptoms include lumps / bumps, swelling, thickening, crusts, rough spots, soreness and eroded areas that #don ’t #heal ; bleeding from mouth, loose teeth, white or red patches in mouth, #unexplained numbness, loss of sensation, pain, difficulty to chew and swallow, hoarseness of voice, sore throat, earache, stiffness in jaws, dramatic weight loss, #uncomfortable dentures. For #obtaining a proper #diagnosis your dentist or any #healthcare professional will take a #detailed dental and physical exam including brush biopsy or tissue #biopsy for any #suspicious lesion or growth. In addition, they will perform one or more of these #tests like x-rays, CT scan, endoscopy, MRI scan, PET scan. Treatment #procedure is usually same as for other type of cancers like surgery to remove the lesion, radiation therapy, and chemothe...