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ViziLite - Screening for
Oral Cancer
(Information provided by Trudental)
One person dies every hour from oral cancer
in the United States - and the mortality has
remained unchanged for more than 40 years. Alarmingly,
more than 25% of oral cancer victims have no
lifestyle risk factors.
Clinical
studies have determined that using ViziLite
after the standard oral cancer examination improves
the clinician's ability to identify, evaluate
and monitor suspicious areas at their earliest
stages. Early detection of pre-cancerous tissue
can minimize or eliminate the potentially disfiguring
effects of oral cancer and possibly save your
life.
Proven
screening technologies such as mammogram, Pap
smear, PSA and colonoscopy offer the same types
of early detection of cancer. ViziLite is an
easy and painless examination that gives this
practice the best chance to find any oral abnormalities
you may have at the earliest possible stage.
This technology is the only FDA-cleared device
for the identification and monitoring of oral
abnormalities that could lead to cancer.
Oral
cancer risk by patient profile is listed below:
Highest
Risk: Patients age 40 and older and lifestyle
risk factors (tobacco use); patients with a
history of oral cancer
High
Risk: Patients age 40 and older; tobacco
users of any age
Increased Risk: Patients age 18 - 39
Dental
Insurance might not cover this advanced oral
cancer screening as an addition to the standard
visual examination. This practice prescribes
the ViziLite exam for all patients at increased
risk, high risk and highest risk for oral cancer
(adult patients age 18 and older and tobacco
users of any age).
Information
provided by Trudental. Trudental has announced
the inclusion of the ViziLite exam as an integral
part of their annual comprehensive oral cancer
screening program. If you are interested in
the ViziLite exam, you can visit the Trudental
website for more information.
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