April is Oral
Cancer Awareness Month! Every hour,
24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year, someone dies of oral or oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the mouth and upper throat). Yet, if oral cancer is detected and treated early
, treatment-related health problems are reduced and survival rates may increase
. Once a year, at your routine dental appointment
, your hygienist will perform an oral cancer screening
. So, be sure to stay up to date with your hygiene
appointments, and remember, when these cancers are detected and treated early, mortality and treatment related health problems are reduced
The Oral – Systemic Connection – Can good oral hygiene save and extend your life?
Overall Health starts in the mouth. The mouth is a portal to your body and a portal to a healthy life.