Oral cancer remains the 6th deadliest cancer, with 35,000 cases discovered yearly in the United States alone, and only half of those patients surviving 5 years post-diagnosis. The high death rates for oral cancer are contributed to the fact patients do not generally detect signs or symptoms until it has advanced and further metastasizes. Fortunately, […]
Unless you live in a cave, you are aware of the dangers of smoking. But do you know how much tobacco use impacts your oral health? In addition to staining your teeth, causing bad breath, and increasing the build up of bacterial plaque, it affects your sense of smell and taste. It also greatly increases […]
Any patient with facial and/or oral pain without an obvious cause or reason may also be at risk for oral cancer. Read the article below and please contact us so we may help. – Dr. Margossian Cancer is a disease that shows no discrimination. What makes oral cancer so scary is that it is often not […]
