The oral cavity is the starting part of the human digestive tract and has a variety of functions such as eating, chewing, assisting in breathing, and participating in pronunciation.
However, the mouth is also prone to various oral diseases due to infection with bacteria, or poor hygiene, eating habits and other factors.
If it is only a benign oral disease, as long as it is properly treated and adjusted in terms of diet, work and rest, mentality and other aspects, the discomfort symptoms will soon ease or disappear.
However, if there are some abnormalities in the oral area repeatedly in daily life, it must be vigilant, and it is very likely that it is related to oral cancer.
What abnormalities of the mouth are associated with oral cancer?
1. Stubborn mouth ulcers
Cavity ulcer is a very common oral problem, such as lack of vitamins in the body or the appearance of fire phenomenon, as well as long-term stay up late, excessive mental stress, may induce the appearance of mouth ulcers.
This type of mouth ulcer usually heals within a week or so, but if the mouth ulcer does not heal after more than two weeks, there will be cauliflower type and ulcer type ulcer.
Or when there are some indurations in the area where the ulcer occurs, it is necessary to cause a high degree of vigilance, which is a major feature of oral cancer.
Second, the color and nature of the oral mucosa change
After suffering from oral cancer, the color of the patient's oral mucosa will change significantly.
For example, if the oral mucosa becomes white or black, and brown, then it means that the epidermal cells of the oral mucosa have undergone great changes.
In addition, if the oral mucosa becomes particularly rough, and some induration and leukoplakia or erythema appear, then it means that cancer has occurred.
Third, multiple teeth are loose
For adults, if there is a sudden inexplicable loosening of the teeth in the absence of trauma suffered, or stimulation by other factors, or abnormal pain;
It is usually a symptom caused by a tumor that has invaded the root of the tooth or that the tumor has compressed the nerve. Moreover, when this phenomenon occurs, the patient's gums will also have problems such as white spots, redness and swelling.
4. Numbness or tingling sensation in the mouth
In the absence of food, drugs and other factors to stimulate, suddenly appear repeated intra-oral numbness and tingling sensations, or burning, dry feeling, then should be vigilant.
When suffering from oral cancer, cancer cells will affect the nerves that govern sensation in the lower lip and tongue to a greater extent, so that patients will have sensory changes.
5. Painful swallowing
In the early stages of oral cancer, patients basically do not experience dysphagia. However, dysphagia occurs when the patient recurs in numbness or tingling in the mouth.
Due to entering the middle and advanced stages, the tumor will continue to grow, and it is very likely to protrude to the throat area, which will cause patients to have difficulty swallowing when swallowing some food.
If in daily life, when the above 5 symptoms appear in the mouth, you must be vigilant, these symptoms are related to oral cancer.
In addition, many people experience persistent enlargement of cervical lymph nodes and unexplained facial paralysis.
Then patients must quickly go to the stomatology department of regular hospitals for treatment, if it is determined that oral cancer is caused, only scientific and standardized treatment can be carried out as soon as possible to maintain the health and life of patients to the greatest extent.