Very interesting about narrow upper arch and scalloped tongue being linked. Both my upper arch and jaw are narrow and my tongue is scalloped, particularly on the right side. I also have a pronounced linea alba on the left cheek. I've been wondering if this was a result of the Bell's Palsy I had on the left in 2002? Ever since then my left cheek lies very close to my teeth on the left and my tongue has tended to lie more to the right side of my mouth.

I've mentioned this to my dentist and everyone else but nobody seems to have a clue.

@Jacko- you might want to contact Dr. Brad Neville, he is the senior dental pathologist at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He might be able to give you some leads. He and surgeon Terrence Day wrote a very interesting article on oral cancer for an oncology journal a couple of years ago. I don't have the copy in front of me just now but you can access it on the web.


Catherine, SCC floor of mouth DX 2010,unclear margins, PET scan clear, no chemo or rad,biopsy in 9/2010, 2nd excision 10/2010 didn't get all carcinoma in situ; partial gloss & excis. right floor 2/2/2011 margins clear. Part.gloss-10/5/2011 sev dys clean marg. HPV neg. Don't smoke or drink. SCC floor of mouth left side 4/2016. Dysp excis. rt palate 7/2017 Part gloss sev dys lat marg 2/2019 Part gloss free flap rt neck disc 5/2020 Part gloss bilat neck disc 7/2020 33 rad 3 cis.