For Nicole Kovalski-Cleansor, his first brush with a toothache was passed by doctors as a run-of-the-mill sinus infection. However, he had no idea that pain and discomfort was more frightening.

The 25 -year -old later found an aggressive cancer, who eventually took his smile, half of his face, and – years later – his life. Nicole’s order appears to begin with spontaneous symptoms – a dull tooth and jaw pain that did not go away. First, dentists and doctors did not find anything wrong. Nicole, a resident of Nevada in the US, was told that it was either a muscle tension or a sinus infection and then antibiotics were prescribed.

Later, dental X-rays revealed some bone loss in her jaw.

It was then performed with a biopsy near a molar with a painful tooth removal. “I never had such pain in my life,” he said in a viral tickek video. “I could feel everything she was doing,” she said. Doctors found a tumor and, after some more tests, confirmed the cancer of the salivary gland.

After passing a month of radiotherapy, which she described as a “next level of painful”, she fit with a prosthesis, which is known as an obturator to close and speak, eat and drink hole in her mouth. Nicole said that she recovered from surgery, but the pain was constant. His teeth started shifting, which he harassed deeply. “I lost my smile,” she said. “I have given this smile throughout my life. And it has just gone. It was a very devastating experience to happen, they had to shift in this way.”

Doctors said that this occurred due to necrosis – the death of the tissue. Later another biopsy was performed, which showed that the cancer had returned, Nicole forced her mouth and seven teeth to go through another operation to remove more. However, her cancer came back two years later, and this time doctors had to remove the outdoor part of her face and rebuild her with the skin graft from her foot.

What is salivary gland cancer?

The salivary gland cancer describes the malignant tumor that affects your salivary glands, which is located in your mouth and throat. They produce saliva, or spit, which helps your digestive system start breaking food. The tumors of the salivary gland can be gentle, non -worthy, or fatal -casrus. Both types can affect any of your salivary glands.

Saliva cancer is rare, as only 1 percent of tumors affect your head and neck. The most common types of salivary gland cancer are mucopideroid carcinoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma. Together, they all make half of deadly salivary gland tumors.

What are the risk factor for salivary gland cancer?

Any salivary gland can develop cancer, but male is more likely to have fatal salivary gland tumors. If you are more likely to develop cancer in a salivary gland, then you:

• Are 55 years or older
• Smoking or often use alcohol
• Radiation therapy is received on your head or neck
• Work in some businesses, including plumbing, rubber product manufacture, asbestos mining and leather work