{"id":139,"date":"2014-07-28T10:24:36","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T10:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/actmedia.net\/\/clientpro\/rbd\/wpdemo\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2014-07-28T10:24:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T10:24:36","slug":"oral-cancer-screening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artmontoyadds.com\/dental-services\/oral-cancer-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral Cancer Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Oral exam for oral cancer screening<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>Your dentist may perform an oral exam during your routine dental   visit to screen for oral cancer. Early detection means a greater chance   for a cure. During an oral exam, your dentist looks for red or white   patches, or mouth sores.<\/p>\n    <p>Many people have abnormal sores in their mouths that are usually   noncancerous. An oral exam doesn\u2019t determine if a sore is cancerous \u2013 so   if your dentist finds an unusual sore, a biopsy may be necessary.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Who should consider oral cancer screening?<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>Patients with a high risk of oral cancer may be more likely to   benefit from oral cancer screening. Factors that can increase the risk   of oral cancer include:<\/p>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Tobacco use of any kind, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco and snuff, among others<\/li>\n      <li>Heavy alcohol use<\/li>\n      <li>Previous oral cancer diagnosis<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <br>\n    <p>Your dentist will know if oral cancer screening is appropriate for   you. Also ask about ways you can reduce your risk of oral cancer, such   as quitting smoking and not drinking alcohol.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oral exam for oral cancer screening Your dentist may perform an oral exam during your routine dental visit to screen for oral cancer. Early detection means a greater chance for a cure. During an oral exam, your dentist looks for red or white patches, or mouth sores. Many people have abnormal sores in their mouths [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-templates\/innerpage.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artmontoyadds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artmontoyadds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artmontoyadds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artmontoyadds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artmontoyadds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artmontoyadds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artmontoyadds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artmontoyadds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}