{"id":534,"date":"2023-04-07T18:45:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T22:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraldentalnorwood.com\/blog\/?p=534"},"modified":"2023-05-03T18:45:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T22:45:56","slug":"what-to-expect-at-oral-cancer-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centraldentalnorwood.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/07\/what-to-expect-at-oral-cancer-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect at an Oral Cancer Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Did you know April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month? This annual observation aims to make early detection a priority so that long-term survival is possible for everyone. Fortunately, if you go to your dental checkup<\/a> every six months as recommended, your dentist automatically does an oral cancer screening. Since it only takes a few moments, you may not even notice that it happened! Read on to learn what to expect from an oral cancer screening and common risk factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

An Oral Screening from Start to Finish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every year, about 55,000 cases of oral cancer are diagnosed in the United States. If mouth cancer or precancerous lesions are caught early on, they are easiest to remove and can lead to a quick cure. It\u2019s essential to catch the disease before it progresses so it can be treated before it becomes more serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that an oral cancer screening is part of your biannual dental examination, so you are not only caring for your teeth but your entire mouth when you attend your checkups! Generally, an oral cancer screening conducted by your dentist only takes a few minutes. It involves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n