{"id":209,"date":"2019-04-12T03:56:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T03:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arlingtondentalimplants.com\/blog\/?p=209"},"modified":"2019-04-22T03:59:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T03:59:25","slug":"get-an-oral-cancer-screening-in-arlington-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arlingtondentalimplants.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/12\/get-an-oral-cancer-screening-in-arlington-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Get an Oral Cancer Screening in Arlington This Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Like all cancer screenings, an oral cancer screening in Arlington is designed to find abnormal tissue that may indicate the presence of pre-cancerous or cancerous cells. The significant difference is that an oral cancer screening takes no extra time or effort on your part. All you have to do is maintain a schedule of regular dental checkups<\/a>and your dentist will take care of the rest. And because April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, now is the right time to have one.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Risk Factors for Oral Cancer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Risk factors may increase your chance for developing oral cancer, but most do not cause cancer. Some people with several risk factors don\u2019t develop cancer, while those without a single factor do. That\u2019s why knowing the risks is important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about this: tobacco use, including cigarettes, pipes, cigars and chewing tobacco accounts for some 85 percent of all head, neck and oral cancers. Chewing tobacco or snuff is associated with a 50 percent increase in the risk of developing oral cancer, because then tobacco is in contact with soft tissue in your mouth. Add alcohol consumption and the risk increases even more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other factors that can contribute to the development of oral cancer include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n