The treatment and conditioning of oral leukoplakia need special attention. Leukoplakia is a precancerous lesion of oral cancer, which usually occurs in people over 40 years old. If there are white spots, we should always pay attention to the changes of white spots
According to relevant statistics, the occurrence of oral leukoplakia is related to eating hot and spicy food. Leukoplakia is a precancerous lesion of oral cancer, which usually occurs in people over 40 years old. The transformation of leukoplakia into cancer is mainly related to whether the local area continues to receive physical and chemical stimulation. Because the early symptoms of oral leukoplakia such as oral mucosa rough is not obvious, patients do not pay attention to it, often can not be detected in time and take the initiative to seek medical treatment, leading to an increase in the incidence of oral cancer. Therefore, people who like hot and spicy food should always pay attention to whether there are white rough plaques that cannot be removed in their oral cavity. If there are rough mucous membranes or foreign body sensation or taste changes, they should seek medical advice as soon as possible. If there are white spots, we should always pay attention to the changes of white spots, such as erythema around white spots, plaque hardening, and even bleeding, ulcers and other phenomena, we should be particularly vigilant.
Ulcer does not heal: the course of oral ulcer is generally not more than two weeks, if burning, pain and other symptoms are not good for more than two weeks, we need to be aware of the possibility of oral cancer. Because, the oral cavity cancer often manifests for the ulcer's form, the periphery bulges, the central uneven, and has the necrotic tissue to cover, the pain is obvious.
Experts pointed out that one of the important reasons why oral cancer is difficult to find is that most oral cancer is painless in the early stage.
Obvious pain: in the early stage, there is no pain or only local abnormal friction, and the pain is obvious after ulceration. As the tumor further invades the nerve, it can cause ear and throat pain.
Lymphadenopathy: oral cancer metastasizes to nearby cervical lymph nodes, sometimes the primary lesion is very small, even the symptoms are not obvious, but metastatic cancer cells are found in cervical lymph nodes. Therefore, if the cervical lymph nodes suddenly swell, it is necessary to check the oral cavity.
Dysfunction: the tumor may invade the opening and closing muscles and mandibular joint, resulting in limited opening and closing movement.
It should be emphasized that although the above symptoms are common symptoms of oral cancer, they are not completely used to judge whether they have cancer. Because, oral inflammation will also appear the above symptoms, it is best to go to the hospital in time, early diagnosis, symptomatic treatment.
After suffering from oral diseases, smokers are more likely to induce cancer than ordinary people.
According to a study published by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, 40% of smokers suffer from varying degrees of oral diseases, some of which may even cause cancer.