Healthy Normal Floor Of Mouth

First it s important to gain a sense of what s normal for a tongue.

Healthy normal floor of mouth. It s no secret that a healthy mouth is often a sign of a healthy body and that many health issues may first show up at a dental checkup. Healthy cells grow and multiply at a set rate eventually dying at a set time. These include the hard palate floor of the mouth buccal mucosa including the upper and lower gingivobuccal sulci retromolar trigone and anterior two thirds or oral portion of the tongue and lips figs. Abnormal cells grow and multiply out of control and they don t die.

The oral cavity encompasses several relatively discrete regions. Here are five key indicators your dentist will look for during an oral health exam. The floor of mouth is a horseshoe shaped area under the tongue between the sides of the lower jawbone the mandible. The most significant risk factors for floor of mouth cancer are tobacco and alcohol use.

Normal anatomy general description. The accumulating abnormal cells form a mass tumor. Any measurement higher than that may mean you have gum disease. Today s guest blogger is dr.

Men are diagnosed with floor of mouth cancer three to four times more often than women. In a healthy mouth the depth of the pockets between the teeth are usually between 1 and 3 millimeters mm. Any measurement higher. Cancer of the floor of mouth accounts for 28 35 percent of all mouth cancers.