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On Guard Against Oral Cancer

Oral Cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world, it kills about one-third of those diagnosed with it, and 28,000 new cases occur each year. And over 25% of oral cancers occur in people who don’t smoke or have other lifestyle risk factors. Now that [...]

By |2013-07-23T00:00:21-07:00July 23, 2013|Preventative Dentistry|Comments Off on On Guard Against Oral Cancer

Quitting Chewing Tobacco

Chewing tobacco affects your dental health as well as the rest of your body. If you use smokeless tobacco and have thought about quitting, we can help. How do you kick the habit? We can help you kick your chewing tobacco habit. In addition to cleaning teeth [...]

By |2012-09-04T00:00:17-07:00September 4, 2012|Patient Education|Comments Off on Quitting Chewing Tobacco

Oral Cancer Facts and Screening

How common and how serious is oral cancer? Oral cancer, the sixth most common cancer, accounts for about 3.6 percent of all cancers diagnosed, with roughly 40,000 new cases of oral cancer reported annually in the United States. The vast majority of oral cancers occur in people [...]

By |2012-05-15T08:00:44-07:00May 15, 2012|Preventative Dentistry|Comments Off on Oral Cancer Facts and Screening