Mouth Cancer

Mouth cancer is a malignant growth which can occur in any part of the mouth, including the tongue, lips and throat. Mouth cancers have a higher proportion of deaths per number of cases than breast cancer, cervical cancer or skin melanoma. The mortality rate is just over 50%, despite treatment, with about 1,700 deaths per year in the UK. This is because of late detection. Visit your dentist at once if you notice any abnormal problems or are not sure. Regular dental checkups allow early detection of abnormalities in the mouth.

Exam & Mouth Cancer 

We look not simply at your teeth, but at your whole mouth, its tissue health and function, and associated areas. We always examine your soft tissue health and occasionally we have to advise on a condition that must not be ignored. A certain percentage of patients will have a tissue lesion or maybe a cancerous or pre-cancerous condition. Sometimes we don’t know precisely what it is. But we will advise you to allow us to refer you for an expert opinion, either private or NHS, usually to a hospital-based consultant colleague, and it will be done promptly by us. 
Tongue lesion: is it harmless? Regular patient. Patient not noticed it. 
Rapid free referral for expert opinion.
Lower lip problem.
Lesion under side of tongue
We will advise you on various aspects of your mouth health. You will be informed about any treatment that is necessary or optional, together with a duplicated written estimate.