{"id":538,"date":"2021-04-03T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T12:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentistelreno.com\/blog\/?p=538"},"modified":"2021-04-13T23:50:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T23:50:10","slug":"your-dentist-can-protect-you-from-more-than-just-cavities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentistelreno.com\/blog\/your-dentist-can-protect-you-from-more-than-just-cavities\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Dentist Can Protect You From More Than Just Cavities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Most people think that the worst possible news they could get from their dentist is that they have a cavity. While this certainly isn\u2019t pleasant, it\u2019s far from the most severe issue a dentist may discover. As part of your regular checkup, your dentist will be on the lookout for a disease that claims one life each and every hour here in the US: oral cancer. What causes oral cancer? How can you avoid it? Why is your dentist searching for it? The answers to these questions and more are the focus of today\u2019s blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Oral cancer doesn\u2019t receive the same kind of national attention compared to other cancers, but it is often one of the most deadly types because public knowledge about early symptoms is dangerously limited. That\u2019s why April has been designated as Oral Cancer Awareness Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symptoms of oral cancer can be very easy to miss early on, especially if you don\u2019t know what they are! The most common ones include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n