ORAL CANCER-DR CHANDAN JHA

ORAL CANCER DETECTION -BANGALORE
The term oral cavity refers to lips, buccal mucosa,
alveolar ridges, retro molar trigone, hard palate, floor
of the mouth and anterior two-thirds of the tongue.
Oral cancer or oral cavity cancer, a subtype of head
and neck cancer, is any cancerous tissue growth
located in the oral cavity [3]. There are several types
of oral cancers, some being squamous cell
carcinomas, basal cell carcinomas, veracious
carcinomas, nasopharyngeal carcinomas, malignant
melanoma, ameloblastoma, mucoepidermoid
carcinoma, and so on; around 90% are squamous cell
carcinomas, originating in the tissues that line the
mouth and lips. Many other different types of
carcinomas of oral cavity can finally become malignant
and result in a squamous cell carcinoma. Oral or
mouth cancer most commonly involves the tongue. It
may also occur on the floor of the mouth, cheek lining,
gingiva (gums), lips, palate (roof of the mouth), maxilla
or mandible. Most oral cancers look very similar under
the microscope and are called squamous cell
carcinoma. These are malignant and tend to spread
rapidly. These oral cancers are heterogeneous and
arise from different parts of the oral cavity, with
different predisposing factors, prevalence, and
treatment outcomes. It is the sixth most common
cancer reported globally

Symptoms associated with oral cancer are as
follows:
Skin lesions, lump or ulcer:
1. On tongue, lips or other mouth area
2. Usually small
3. Most often pale colored, rarely dark or discoloured
4. Early signs include white patch (Leukoplakia) or a
red patch (Erythroplakia) on soft tissues of the mouth
5. Usually painless initially but may develop with
burning sensation as the tumour advances
Additional problems and symptoms associated with
oral cancers maybe
1. Tongue problems
2. Swallowing difficulty
3. Mouth sores that do not resolve in 14 days
TOBACO CESSATION CLINIC -DENTAL FITNESS
Although informal tobacco cessation clinics have been
in use in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
for longtime but no evaluation reports are available
from any of these countries. The recent of availability
of nicotine replacement therapy in the shape of
nicotine patches and Buproprion has prompted several
health facilities to set up tobacco cessation clinics for
people who want to quit smoking but cannot do it on
their own. These clinics are mostly funded by the
regional governments and some of them are also
working in private sector and these clinics employ
pharmacologic therapy in addition to behavioural
therapy which may include different strategies ranging
from telephone calls, individual counselling, rational
emotive therapy and yoga with pranayam which has
shown encouraging results
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