{"id":452,"date":"2015-08-09T20:38:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T02:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.robertmitchelldds.com\/?p=452"},"modified":"2015-08-09T20:38:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T02:38:38","slug":"dentist-dallas-tx-urges-oral-cancer-screening-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/dentist-dallas-tx-urges-oral-cancer-screening-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentist in Dallas TX Urges YOU To Have YOUR OWN Oral Cancer Screening Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Oral cancer is on the rise.\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_454\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/oral-cancer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-454\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/oral-cancer-300x238.png\" alt=\"Dentist in Dallas TX Urges You To Have An Oral Cancer Screening Today!\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/oral-cancer-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/oral-cancer.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dentist in Dallas TX Urges You To Have An Oral Cancer Screening Today!<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\nThis year alone it is estimated that more\u00a0than 43,000 Americans will be diagnosed this year, and\u00a0about\u00a09,000 will die as a result of oral cancer. \u00a0That is why educating yourself on prevention methods, early detection, and treatment options is more important\u00a0than \u00a0ever.\r\n\r\nThe number of people expected to be diagnosed this year with oral and throat cancers is VERY concerning.\u00a0\u00a0The good news is that early detection is quick, easy, and painless.\u00a0\u00a0As part of your routine dental exam, we will be screening you for oral cancer as well.\u00a0\u00a0A dentist can see and feel precancerous tissue changes and early cancer, and can diagnose them during the early, curable stages. When oral cancer is detected early, the survival rate is an encouraging 80% to 90% and treatment outcomes are also good.\r\n\r\nMany oral and throat cancers today are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus, specifically HPV 16 and HPV 18.\u00a0\u00a0Because of the rapidly growing number of HPV-related oral cancer diagnoses, we strongly recommend that our patients age 17 years and older get screened yearly.\r\n\r\nWhat Is an Oral Cancer Screening?\r\n\r\nAn oral cancer screening takes only three minutes. It consists of a verbal, visual, and physical examination and includes the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>A thorough review of your oral health history, as well as your overall health history, which includes questions that help assess your level of risk for mouth cancer<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>A visual inspection of all the areas of your mouth and throat in an effort to locate any abnormalities, such as sores and red or white patches; this inspection includes the lips, cheeks, gums, tongue, floor of the mouth, roof of the mouth, and far-back section of your tongue<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nOral Cancer Signs and Symptoms\r\n\r\nIn between routine dental exams, you should perform self-examinations.\u00a0\u00a0Some of the things that you should be looking for when doing self examination which may indicate either a cancerous or pre-cancerous lesion are any of the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Red or white patches on the lining of the mouth or tongue<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Swelling or thickening of areas inside the mouth<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Unexplained bleeding<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Sores on the face, neck, or mouth that do not heal<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A Chronic sore throat<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Hoarseness in your voice<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A change in the way your dentures fit<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Suspicious lumps found by palpating your mouth, jaw, and neck<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Dramatic weight loss<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Inability to swallow, or difficulty in swallowing<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Swollen glands in the neck that do not go away<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nOral Cancer Prevention Tips\r\n\r\nHere are some of the things that you can do to minimize your risk of getting Oral or Throat Cancer:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Avoid smoking and the use of all tobacco products.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Limit drinking alcohol, or avoid it all together.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Avoid overexposure to the sun, and use sunblock on your skin and lips.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Practice safe sex.\u00a0\u00a0HPV is a sexually transmitted virus.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Maintain a healthy diet.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nGive our office a call today to schedule your Oral Cancer Screening.\u00a0\u00a0It just takes 3 minutes of your time.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s quick, easy, and painless, and the life you save may be your own.\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t wait one day longer.\u00a0\u00a0Call our office today for you personal screening and get the peace of mind that you deserve!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oral cancer is on the rise.\u00a0 This year alone it is estimated that more\u00a0than 43,000 Americans will be diagnosed this year, and\u00a0about\u00a09,000 will die as a result of oral cancer. \u00a0That is why educating yourself on prevention methods, early detection, and treatment options is more important\u00a0than \u00a0ever. The number of people expected to be diagnosed this year with oral and throat cancers is VERY concerning.\u00a0\u00a0The good news is that early detection is quick, easy, and [&hellip;] <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/dentist-dallas-tx-urges-oral-cancer-screening-today\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":455,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions\/455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertmitchelldds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}