Oral cavity cancer - the same as other types of cancer - cause unknown. These factors trigger is already clear. Smoking, consuming alcoholic beverages, and chewing betel with tobacco was ranked highest extrinsic triggering factors that cause most oral cancers. There are still some other factors such as poor oral health, and viral infections such as syphilis and human papilloma virus (Human Papilloma Virus / HPV). Sucking habit is believed marijuana could also trigger oral cancer, as experienced by most patients with oral cancer in the United States.
Viewed from the trigger factor, smokers and drinkers of alcoholic beverages classified at high risk for oral cancer. Similarly, people who have a habit of chewing betel nut and tobacco. Tobacco contains many carcinogens or carcinogenic substances such as nicotine, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and polonium nitrosoproline. The results showed consumed tobacco has cancer risk 8-fold higher than those not using tobacco.
Other signs are red spots (eritoplakia). Just as leukoplakia, this eritoplakia shaped like a mouth ulcer that never healed. When you have an enlarged, patches will change like cauliflower or a cactus flower. The middle brittle and smelly. 90% of eritoplakia will be oral cancer.
Because not feel sick, most new patients to check themselves when their oral cavity cancer who have suffered the status of an advanced stage. Patients generally come with complaints of a lump, ulcer or ulcers in the mouth parts, and a lump in the neck. At this advanced stage patients have started to suffer pain. 50% of oral cancer usually attacks the tongue (2 / 3 part of the tongue from the front) and the floor of the mouth. 50% of the other attacking the inner cheek and gums. There also have it at the ceiling and the inner lip.
Tumors that develop into cancer was also likes to play hide and seek. For example, tumors growing under the tooth. As a result, teeth become more stable. Beware! Do not pull any. Pulling teeth shake because it will accelerate the spread of tumor cells.
To ensure patients with cancer or not, every patient who experienced these complaints should undergo a biopsy test. Suspected cancer tissue will be cut about 2-3 millimeters of tissue for examination. Examination results can already be obtained after 4-5 days.
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That's why it is really important to have regular dentist check-ups at least twice a year.. General check-ups are not just about teeth cleaning, there's a routine dental procedure where the dentist checks your overall oral health, from your gums to your jaws. A professional dentist can easily diagnose any harmful activity inside your mouth.
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