There's one step in your dental visit you can't live without: Oral Cancer Screening
News you can't Ignore:
One American Dies every hour from Oral Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates a 5.5% increase in new cases of oral cancer and a 1.5% increase in deaths associated with oral cancer.
And if you think you aren't at risk for oral cancer, think again: 25% of oral cancers occur in people who don't smoke and have no other lifestyle risk factors. Virtually everyone is at risk of oral cancer, including you. That's why our Cobb County dentist recommends a simple, potentially life-saving screening exam; an annual ViziLite Plus exam.
If you're sexually active, here's another reason to think about oral cancer.
The human papilloma virus (HPV) is an extremely common sexually transmitted infection and especially prevalent in young adults. Few people even know they have it. HPV has long been known to cause cervical cancer and now studies suggest it also plays a role in more than 20% of oral cancer cases.
