{"id":307,"date":"2012-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/\/scottkellydds\/dental-care-blog\/oral-cancer-are-risk\/"},"modified":"2012-03-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T00:00:00","slug":"oral-cancer-are-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/dental-care-blog\/oral-cancer-are-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral Cancer&#8230;Are You At Risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We Remind All Of Our Valued Patients That Early Oral Cancer Detection Saves Lives<\/strong>  <strong><span style=\"color: #008080\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-39\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/scottakellyddsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/i00151_N_MomChild_v2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"745\" \/>IT\u2019S SOMEWHAT SURPRISING THAT ORAL CANCER DOESN\u2019T GET THE \u201cPRESS\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">that other types of cancer seem to get.<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"> The numbers are significant. In the United States alone, over 35,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer every year.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"> Here at <strong><a title=\"About Our Practice\" href=\"http:\/\/scottakellydds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">our practice<\/a><\/strong>, early detection is very important because it can boost survival rates to 80\u201390%! Unfortunately, many times if people do not see their dentist regularly, the cancer is not diagnosed before it reaches a more advanced stage.<\/span>  <strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">So, why does oral cancer so often go undetected? <em>One of the reasons is because many of the symptoms are not painful, and people just don\u2019t know.<\/em> Sadly, detecting oral cancer in its later stages significantly lowers survival rates.<\/span><\/strong>  <span style=\"color: #000000\">According to the Oral Cancer Foundation,<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">if you experience any of the following symptoms<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">, you should have <strong>Dr. Kelly<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><a title=\"About Our Team\" href=\"http:\/\/scottakellydds.com\/OurTeam\/AboutDrKelly\/tabid\/131\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">our team<\/a><\/strong> take a look:<\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">A sore inside your mouth that doesn\u2019t heal within two weeks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">A lump or thickening of your cheek<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">A white or red patch on any part of your inner mouth or throat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Chronic difficulty swallowing or chewing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Difficulty moving your tongue or jaw<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Numbness inside your mouth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Jaw swelling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <span style=\"color: #000000\">Although there may be other causes for these symptoms, having them checked <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">here at <strong><a title=\"About Our Practice\" href=\"http:\/\/scottakellydds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">our practice<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0will provide <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">peace of mind in knowing the cause<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">.<\/span>    <strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">And of course, it goes without saying\u2014the best offense is a great defense&#8230; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">That is, keep those regularly scheduled cleaning appointments and screenings. Doing so GREATLY increases the likelihood that any problems will be detected early. <\/span><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">It\u2019s absolutely worth it, so make <a title=\"Contact Our Practice\" href=\"http:\/\/scottakellyddsblog.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">your appointment<\/a> today.<\/span><\/strong><\/em>  <span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>As your trusted, lifelong oral health partner, we want to keep you and your loved ones as healthy as possible.<\/strong> Let us know if you have <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a title=\"Contact Our Practice\" href=\"http:\/\/scottakellyddsblog.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">any questions<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"> about oral cancer or any of the symptoms mentioned above. And <\/span><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a title=\"Share information on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Scott-A-Kelly-DDS\/165820246803082\" target=\"_blank\">share this information<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"> with someone you love! Staying informed helps us all stay healthier.<\/span>  <span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>If you haven\u2019t had a chance to LIKE our Facebook page, now would be a great time by clicking on the image below:<\/strong><\/span>  <a title=\"Dr. Kelly on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Scott-A-Kelly-DDS\/165820246803082\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/mysocialpractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/i00152_N_FacebookClockPink.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"676\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IT\u2019S SOMEWHAT SURPRISING THAT ORAL CANCER DOESN\u2019T GET THE \u201cPRESS\u201d<\/strong> that other types of cancer seem to get&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[176],"tags":[177,178,179,180,187,188,184],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-columbus-general-dentistry","tag-cosmetic-dentistry-columbus-ohio","tag-dr-kelly-cosmetic-dentist","tag-dr-kelly-general-dentist","tag-oral-cancer-prevention","tag-oral-cancer-screening","tag-scott-a-kelly-dds","category-176","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/scottkellydds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}