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Protect Your Oral Health With Oral Cancer Checks
At American Dental Care in Doylestown, our highly trained dentist is dedicated to providing our patients with a comprehensive oral health assessments during their routine checkups. This includes a careful and effective oral cancer screening.
Frequently Asked Questions
Oral cancer screenings are important because they help our team detect potential symptoms of the disease in its earliest stages, which enables us to quickly and effectively provide the care you need. If left untreated, oral cancer can metastasize and become life-threatening.
Once you’re comfortable, we’ll thoroughly assess the soft tissues of your mouth, including your tongue, tonsils, soft palate, cheek, lips, and salivary glands. Should we find any concerning symptoms, we’ll discuss them with you, and we may recommend further testing in some cases.
The most common include swollen bumps or lumps inside the mouth and on the gums, discolored patches in the mouth, numbness or bleeding in any area of the mouth or neck, sores that won’t heal after two weeks, or difficulty chewing or swallowing.
It is recommended that adults over the age of 18 should have oral cancer screenings done every three years, while those over 40 should have them performed annually. It’s important to remember that patients who use all forms of tobacco have a higher risk for this disease, as do heavy drinkers and those with excessive sun exposure to their lips.
If you are interested in getting an oral cancer screening at American Dental Care in Doylestown, contact us today! We will be happy to schedule a visit as soon as possible!
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- Detect oral cancer in its earliest stage
- Increase the likelihood of a successful treatment
- Benefit from quick & effective treatment
- Learn which symptoms to watch for
- Protect your oral and overall health!