Visiting your dentist quarterly protects you from gum disease and cavities. However, many patients forget to talk about oral cancer with their dentist. Here’s why you should visit your dentist for screening.
Major takeaways:
– Oral cancer affects the mouth, gums, cheeks, lips, throat, tongue, the palates, neck and face.
– Smokers, heavy drinkers and males are more susceptible to oral cancer.
– Your dentist will look for symptoms of lumps, bleeding, numbness, soreness, patches, jaw and ear pain and weight loss.
Visit the dentist if you have any of the above symptoms.
Learn more here: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/does-your-dentist-screen-for-oral-cancer-why-its-a-good-idea/
