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When you see your dentist for a checkup or cleaning<\/a>, there are all kinds of things you expect. You probably know that your dentist will give you a dental x-ray, check your gums, ask you about flossing, the whole works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One aspect that often goes underappreciated takes only seconds, but could be life-saving\u2014the oral cancer screening. April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, which makes now a good time to understand more about this condition. Here\u2019s more information about oral cancer, what it looks like, and what you can do about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Why Oral Cancer Awareness Month?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may wonder why this condition deserves a whole month, but the fact is that oral cancer is not only incredibly serious but fairly common. It\u2019s estimated that once an hour, every hour, someone dies of oral cancer. The best thing you can do to improve your chances of surviving the condition is to detect it early, which means that awareness is one of the best ways to help people\u2019s chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the Risk Factors for Oral Cancer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the best thing that you can do about oral cancer is to address its risk factors. Two of the biggest ones are tobacco use and alcohol use\u2014heavy abuse of either is heavily associated with higher rates of the condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oral cancer has also been linked with the sexually transmitted disease HPV. While over 99% of people who contract the virus will heal afterward, the virus will lay dormant in some people, eventually contributing to cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the Signs of Oral Cancer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In that spirit, here are some things to watch out for as early signs of oral cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the case of alcohol and tobacco caused cancer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n