{"id":2186,"date":"2017-02-27T15:29:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T15:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/?p=2186"},"modified":"2026-07-01T09:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:19:21","slug":"oral-health-oral-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/27\/oral-health-oral-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral Health and Wellness | Concerns About Oral Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"s1\">Have you smoked cigarettes during your adult life? Or, have your loved ones smoked cigarettes? If so, you may be concerned about the possibility of you, or your loved ones, developing oral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/oral-health\/oral-cancer#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cancer<\/a>. Later in this article, Dr. Koops in <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/sKF51S6due212oBDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beachwood, OH<\/a> will provide some common signs and symptoms of oral cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"s1\">It is important to note that, even if you have not been a cigarette smoker, you still should be aware of the common signs of oral cancer. This is due to the fact that 25% of oral cancer diagnoses occur in people who never smoked, and only consumed alcohol on an occasional basis.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"s1\">Per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Dental Association<\/a> (ADA), there are nearly 42,000 diagnoses of oral or throat cancer every year. One of the best defenses against oral cancer is to maintain your regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/preventive-dentistry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dental checkups<\/a>&nbsp;so that&nbsp;cancer spots can be identified early on.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"s1\">Below, Dr. Koops outlines several things to look for in order to identify\u00a0oral cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Areas that are rough around your lips and gums, as well as lumps and bumps in the area of your mouth.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Spots in your mouth that appear white, red, or are spotted white and red.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Bleeding that cannot be attributed to other causes.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Loss of feeling, or a numbing sensation, in your face, mouth, or neck.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"s1\">The feeling of something being stuck in the back of your throat.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Trouble biting, chewing, and swallowing food.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Hoarseness or a change in voice.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Unexplained\u00a0and excessive weight loss.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule an Appointment with Your Dentist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">At Orange Plance Family Dentistry,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/jed-koops-dmd.html\">Dr. Jed M. Koops<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/thanh-mollica-dds.html\">Dr. Thanh Mollica<\/a>\u00a0work together to treat patients in the Beachwood community. With their combined experience and expertise, patients can get pretty much anything they need under one roof. To learn more about cosmetic dentistry or to schedule a consultation, visit their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/contact.html\">website<\/a>\u00a0or call <a href=\"tel:+12164642448\">(216) 464-2448<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have you smoked cigarettes during your adult life? Or, have your loved ones smoked cigarettes? If so, you may be concerned about the possibility of you, or your loved ones, developing oral cancer. Later in this article, Dr. Koops in Beachwood, OH will provide some common signs and symptoms of oral cancer. <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/27\/oral-health-oral-cancer\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,5],"tags":[71,3,72,73,15,74],"class_list":["post-2186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-care","category-oral-health","tag-cancer","tag-dental-health","tag-mouth-cancer","tag-oral-cancer","tag-oral-health","tag-throat-cancer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2186"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3484,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186\/revisions\/3484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}