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\"oral<\/a>Any type of cancer screening involves looking for cancer before any symptoms are present. With oral cancer screening<\/a>, this examination is particularly important for two reasons. First, oral and throat cancers are highly treatable and curable when then are caught early. And second, because the five-year survival rate for people diagnosed with an oral or pharyngeal cancer is only slightly higher than 64 percent, early detection is critical.<\/p>\n

At Enclave Dental, Dr. Thomas and her team are committed to not only your oral health, but your general health, too. That\u2019s why your Southlake dentist conducts oral cancer screenings at each dental checkup.
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Oral Cancer by the Numbers<\/h2>\n

According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, nearly 48,250 adults in the United States will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year. During the course of a year, more than 9,575 people die of oral cancer; that\u2019s about one person every hour of every day. And just think\u2014of all those newly diagnosed cases, only about 64 percent will be alive in five years.<\/p>\n

What Can My Southlake Dentist do about Oral Cancer?<\/h2>\n

Dr. Thomas and the staff at Enclave Dental will check for signs of oral cancer at each one of your dental cleaning and exam appointments. These signs include:<\/p>\n