Hard Floor Of Mouth

It may be involved in a wide range of pathologic processes some of which are unique to the region.

Hard floor of mouth.

What causes a hard rubbery movable bump under the tongue on the floor of the mouth behind the front teeth. Cancer of the floor of mouth accounts for 28 35 percent of all mouth cancers. Area of the mouth underneath the tongue called the floor. The floor of mouth is a horseshoe shaped area under the tongue between the sides of the lower jawbone the mandible.

Floor of mouth cancer is a type of head and neck cancer that begins when the cells that make up the floor of the mouth the horseshoe shaped area under the tongue grow out of control and form lesions or tumors. The mucosal surface of the floor of the mouth is easily examined clinically as superficial abnormalities can be assessed visually without the aid of imaging. Floor of the mouth cancer most often begins in the thin flat cells that line the inside of your mouth squamous cells. Using tobacco products particularly chewing tobacco and regularly drinking too much alcohol can increase your chances of developing.

It s been 3 months and doesn t grow. When should you worry about a bump sore or swelling in your mouth. Roof of the mouth. Changes in the look and feel of the tissue on the floor of the mouth such as a lump or a sore that doesn t heal are often the first signs of floor of the mouth cancer.

The patches may be rough and hard and. Men are diagnosed with floor of mouth cancer three to four times more often than women.