Oral Cancer screening is an examination to check for signs of cancer.

During your oral cancer screening, the dentist will visually examine your mouth, neck and throat.

Frequent visits to your dentist can help identify suspicious changes in your oral health. During your visits, it is necessary to be aware of the symptoms, to help you better monitor your oral and overall health and to help take better measures of your own oral hygiene at home.

This examination is to detect or identify oral cancer as early as possible. The symptoms of oral cancer includes:

• Irritation or sensitivity that doesn't go away
• white or red spots
• numbness in mouth or lips
• rough spot or small eroded area
• difficulty chewing, speaking or moving your tongue or jaw

Factors that increases the chance of oral cancer includes the following:

• Using any tobacco, cigarettes, pipes, snuff and any others
• Drinking alcohol heavily on a regular basis
• Previous gum disease

Learn more about the benefits of an oral cancer screening by booking your consultation with us today.