Oral Cancer Screenings for Cancer Awareness Month

Cancer is a scary word. No one wants to hear that they or a loved one has it. This is why it is so important to be proactive about cancer. Dr. Keith Rudolph, DDS of Fairfield, CT offers oral cancer screenings to our patients to catch it in its very beginning stages.

April is cancer awareness month. This coming month, take charge of your oral health by getting an oral cancer screening. Dr. Rudolph has the technology right here in our office so we can detect oral cancer at its very beginning stages. Early detection is the key to survival.

In our Fairfield, CT dental office, we perform oral cancer screenings for patients of all ages. We use an ultraviolet light that lets us see abnormalities within tissues that the human eye may miss. Factors that increase a patient’s risk of oral cancer include tobacco use, heavy alcohol consumption, significant sun exposure, or a previous oral cancer diagnosis.

If you are at an increased risk of developing oral cancer, or if you just want peace of mind, talk to Dr. Rudolph about scheduling an oral cancer screening. Also, talk with us about making the screenings regular parts of your dental visits.

To schedule an oral cancer screening with Dr. Keith Rudolph, DDS in our Fairfield, CT dental practice, call our office at (203) 254-9533 or visit our website, www.drkeithrudolph.com. Remember, early detection is the key to survival. 

Oral Cancer and Screenings

Certain lifestyle choices can have a great impact on the health of tissues inside your mouth. Heavy alcohol use, sun exposure, HPV infection, or a personal history of oral cancer are just a few examples. At the practice of Dr. Keith Rudolph, DDS, oral cancer screenings are a very important part of the dental visit for the patient. The goal of oral cancer screening is to identify mouth cancer early when there is a greater chance for a cure.

Mouth cancer is one of several types of cancer grouped in a category called head and neck cancers. Some symptoms may include: red or white patches on the inside of the mouth or lips, loose teeth, difficulty or pain when swallowing. Some screening tests are used because they have been shown to be helpful both in finding cancers early and in decreasing the chance of dying from these cancers. It is important to remember that just because Dr. Keith Rudolph, DDS recommends an oral cancer screening doesn’t mean that you have cancer.

If you have further questions about oral cancer or oral cancer screenings, give us a call. To learn more about oral cancer screenings as well as other services we provide here at the office, visit www.drkeithrudolph.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Keith Rudolph, DDS in Fairfield, CT, call 203-254-9533.