The Importance Of Oral Cancer Screening

By Janine Hughes


During your check up, you may also want to have a screening test to determine if you are at risk of developing oral cancer. These screenings are designed to catch any early signs of oral cancer before they progress to a more advanced stage. Screenings are vital because this disease can be successfully treated if detected early enough. Your dentist has many methods of detecting early signs of oral cancer with the newest state of the art technology.

For some types of cancer, the chance of fast recovery is better if the disease has been detected at early stage and treated immediately. Some cancers never cause symptoms and become life threatening, but if found through an oral cancer screening Oregon tests, this type of disease will also be treated before it get worse.

When your doctor perform screening tests, they will also use the newest and advanced tools to detect early signs, such as mouth sores and discoloration. This way, they will be able to detect if there are abnormal tissues in your mouth and even lumps. Once they detect any form of these abnormalities, then will send the tissue for laboratory testing.

There are many key risk for this disease to help you determine if you are higher risk. Usually, the age is the primary risk factor to be considered. People over 40 are more at risk. Those who are heavy alcohol user and using tobacco are also at risk. It is more possible for men to have this disease and more susceptible than women. There are also bigger chances for those who have an unhealthy diet and who are exposed to intense heat of the sun.

Although most people who have these kind of disease are having the risk factors, but those who have no risk factors above should still consult their doctor for further testing. This is because, new cases of this disease is increasing. Therefore, it is better for anyone to still undergo screening tests to maintain your health.

It has been studied that oral cancers are developing on areas in the oral cavity or in the lips. It may develop in the lining of the cheeks, behind the wisdom teeth, the bottom of the tongue, in front of the mouth roof, in the gums and in front of two thirds of the tongue.

When dentist perform the testing process, they look out for the following symptoms. First is the red or white patches in your mouth. Second, spots that bleed continuously or do not heal over time. Third, a lump or a hard spot in your mouth and fourth is the pain or numbness when you bite down your teeth.

There are certain ways to prevent developing cancer. You only have to consider regular checkups and ask your dentist to undergo screenings. This way, they will be able to detect of there are abnormal tissues, they will also send some samples to the lab to determine if you have this disease. Usually, this disease occurs in blacks and in men than women.

The number of deaths and new cases has slowly decreased. However, the number of new cases caused by specific types of HPV or human papillomavirus infection has also increased. It is often passed from one person to another during any sexual activities.




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