Role of Imaging in Oral Cancer Detection and Management

Oral cancer is an important health issue of global concern that has been on an increase in terms of incidence and mortality especially in developing nations such as India. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) accounts to more than thirty percent of all the malignancies on the Indian subcontinent. Stages I and II of malignancy show a significantly higher level of prognosis in comparison with stage III and IV, which is why the diagnosis of oral cancer has its success in its stage heavily dependent. Regrettably, the majority of incidences of early oral cancer present late because they lack information in the society and are generally non symptomatic. Imaging provides early diagnosis of oral cancer and staging, planning of therapy, and follow-up, which makes it quite significant.