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Cancer Screening
Oral Cancer Screening is key. Early detection with VELscope makes it simple.
Oral cancer is one of the most curable diseases when it's caught early.
That's why Gentle Dental performs an annual VELscope exam, in combination with a conventional visual examination. VELscope uses technology that has been proven successful in identifying precancerous and cancerous abnormalities.
VELscope helps Gentle Dental identify oral lesions at their earliest stage of development. When premalignant lesions or early stage oral cancer is found, treatment is simpler, less invasive and more than 90% successful.
Are you at risk for oral cancer?
INCREASED RISK
- Patients age 18-39 without lifestyle risk factors*
- Sexually active (HPV16/18)
HIGH RISK
- Patients age 40 or older without lifestyle risk factors
- Tobacco users (any age, any type)
HIGHEST RISK
- Patients age 40 and older with lifestyle risk factors (tobacco use/alcohol consumption)
- Patients with history of oral cancer
An annual VELscope exam is performed immediately following a regular visual examination and is quick and painless.
- First, you rinse with a cleaning solution.
- Then, Gentle Dental will examine your mouth using VELscope, a specially designed light technology.
- If a suspicious lesion is detected, it will be marked and documented and any treatment necessary will be recommended.
Have a complete oral soft tissue examination during your dental checkups.
Cancer screening technologies have been saving lives for years. Early detection tools such as mammograms, Pap smear and PSA tests gave greatly reduced death rates for breast, cervical and prostate cancers. Now Gentle Dental has a screening technology to use in addition to visual/manual screening methods.
The key to reducing the devastating impact or oral cancer is early detection. So why not choose to have a VELscope exam today.
New you can't ignore: One American dies every hour from oral cancer.
The American Cancer Society estimates a 5.5% increase in new cases of oral cancer and a 1.5% increase in deaths associated with oral cancer.
And if you think you aren't at risk for oral cancer, think again: 25% of oral cancers occur in people who don't smoke and have no other lifestyle risk factors.** Virtually everyone is at risk for oral cancer, including you. That's why Gentle Dental recommends a simple, potentially life-saving screening exam: an annual VELscope exam.
If you're sexually active, here's another reason to think about oral cancer.
The human papilloma virus (HPV) is an extremely common sexually transmitted infection and especially prevalent in young adults. Few people even know they have it. HPV has long been known to cause cervical cancer and now studies suggest it also plays a role in more than 20% of oral cancer cases.
For your health. Gentle Dental recommends annual VELscope exams.
- VELscope is a simple technology that assists dental professionals in the early detection of oral abnormalities including premalignant lesions and oral cancer.
- Quite simply, early detection can save lives. When oral cancer is found early, treatment is 90% successful.
- The VELscope exam improves the examiner's ability to identify, evaluate and monitor abnormal areas that are difficult to see under conventional lighting.
For more information, contact Gentle Dental or visit www.velscope.com
* Lifestyle risk factors are defined as tobacco use, chronic alcohol use of at least two ounces or alcohol three times per week and HPV
** 2006 SEER data
Gentle Dental Care of North Myrtle Beach
1004 Sea Mountain Highway
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Phone 843-280-7776
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