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By Minnie Whitley


As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure. Oral cancer screening Oregon is a type of oral examination conducted by a dentist for patients with symptoms of mouth sores. This test includes additional tests akin to traditional dental tests or examinations the dentist performed during a dental checkup. The main objective of this mouth sore check-up is to identify areas of abnormal cells within the patient's mouth. It's better to identify cancer cells at an early stage, before it becomes a serious threat to the patient's life.

Despite the fact that no solid evidence could support the idea that mouth sore check-up will guarantee 100% of patient's survival, it is still an important step in determining the condition of the infected cells. Through the screening method, the dentist will be able to give patient the medicine he needs and the things he needs to do to have a fighting chance to survive. Basically, the screening is like the common dental exam wherein the dentist has to look inside the one suffering's mouth to check in case there're red or white patches, mouth sores and inflammation.

Not all people who experience problems in the mouth and inflammation have the disease. The dentist is still the one to decide whether a patient has to undergo mouth sore checkup. Some mouth sores are just due to common infections and can be treated at home or by medicine prescribe by the dentist.

Many people could have experienced mouth sores but it does not mean that they have the disease. Inflammation due to common infections may not need screening and can be treated with common medicine for mouth sore. The dentist will have to look and examine the mouth to come up with a diagnosis that a patient should undergo mouth sore check-up.

Mouth sore check-up is not always covered with health or dental insurance. Patient should consult insurance provider about this test. Some people really have to undergo mouth sore check-up. As much as man's mouth serves as a gateway to nourishment, it is prone to infections and other harmful diseases that endanger the whole body.

Oral cancer, one of the most dangerous and risky type of cancers with high mortality rate is the main reason why people at risk should undergo screening. People who have high risk of suffering from mouth sores are those who have been doing what they are not supposed to with mouths.

Heavy alcohol drinkers are also prone to mouth sores and can be recommended to undergo screening. If drunkards think that liver and internal organs are the only ones targeted by cancer, they are wrong. Patients who have been diagnosed with the ailment should still undergo screening for further tests and continuing treatment.

Dentists also recommend mouth sore check-up for heavy alcohol drinkers. Yes, aside from liver, alcohol can also damage one's mouth. Patients who have been diagnosed with mouth sores should still undergo screening for further tests for a continuing treatment. Patients with unusual mouth sores and inflammation should ask their dentist if they need to undergo mouth sore check-up. Still, it will be better to confirm that they are cancer free than live a life with worries that they might have it.




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