Oral Cancer

Healthcare articles on oral care management, prevention and screening for early detection of oral cancers.

Preventing Trismus Following or During Treatment – Surgery and Radiation

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Introduction: Trismus is a painful condition in which there is restricted mouth opening. The purpose of this article is to help understand the lockjaw when going through treatment – surgery or radiation to the head and neck region. Consequences of inadequate mouth opening (trismus) Feeding – the person will have difficulty in taking large bites of […]

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Trismus – Restrictive Mouth opening

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Introduction: Trismus is a painful condition in which there is restricted mouth opening. Pathology: The masticator muscles (Chewing Muscles) of the jaw become contracted, inflamed preventing the mouth from opening fully. Or the elastic mucosa gets fibrosed loosing elasticity to allow mouth opening. Degree of trismus: Mouth opening between 3.5 cm to 5.5 cm is considered normal.

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Oral cancers – King of all Cancers in India

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Introduction India the land of Chewing tobacco is also the land of Oral Cancer. India ranks the highest in the World in terms of both incidence and prevalence of Oral Cancers. And more than that we have the highest number of people harboring premalignant lesion in the mouth potential to turn malignant. Fortunately, oral cancers

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Oral cancers – Importance of Self Oral Examination: Identifying Chota Daana

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April is recognized as Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Head and Neck experts from multiple specialties\’ unite together across the country to create sensitization about the importance of oral examination and hold oral screening camps for early detection and prevention of oral cancer. Experts always recommend to perform self examination once every month to detect the

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