Procedures
- Dental Implants
- Bone Grafting
- Wisdom Teeth
- Impacted Canines
- Apicoectomy
- Facial Trauma
- Jaw Surgery
- Oral Pathology
- TMJ Disorders
- Cleft Lip & Palate
- Distraction Osteogenesis
- Pre-Prosthetic Surgery
- Platelet Rich Plasma
- Velscope Oral Cancer Screenings
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Oral Pathology
The inside of the mouth is normally lined with a special type of skin (mucosa) that is smooth and coral pink in color. Any alteration in this appearance could be a warning sign for a pathological process. The most serious of these is oral cancer. The following can be signs at the beginning of a pathologic process or cancerous growth:
- Reddish patches (erythroplasia) or whitish patches (leukoplakia) in the mouth.
- A sore that fails to heal and bleeds easily.
- A lump or thickening on the skin lining the inside of the mouth.
- Chronic sore throat or hoarseness.
- Difficulty in chewing or swallowing.
These changes can be detected on the lips, cheeks, palate, and gum tissue around the teeth, tongue, face and/or neck. Pain does not always occur with pathology, and curiously, is not often associated with oral cancer. However, any patient with facial and/or oral pain without an obvious cause or reason may also be at risk for oral cancer.
We provide oral cancer screenings using the Velscope method.