Discover Dental Care - Castenada

Today we did an oral cancer screening using ViziLite Plus. The woman was in her 70’s and had a family history of cancer. Luckily, her screening came back negative, but now she has piece of mind.

With the ViziLite Plus you rinse with a cleansing solution that taste a little like raspberry vinaigrette. Then, the hygienist and Dr. Castaneda will examine your mouth using ViziLite, a specially designed light technology. If a suspicious lesion is detected, it will be marked with T-Blue 630, a blue dye, and documented.

Oral cancer is one of the most curable diseases when it’s caught early. That’s why we recommend an annual ViziLite Plus examination. ViziLite Plus uses technology that has been proven successful in identifying precancerous and cancerous abnormalities.

ViziLite Plus helps us identify oral lesions at their earliest stage of development. When premalignant lesions or early stage oral cancer is found, treatment is simpler, less invasive and more than 90% successful.

Are you at risk for oral cancer?

Increased risk

· Patients age 18-39 without lifestyle risk factors
· Sexually active (HPV 16/18)

High Risk

· Patients age 40 and older without lifestyle risk factors
· Tobacco users (any age, any type)

Highest Risk

· Patients age 40 and older with lifestyle risk factors (tobacco use/alcohol consumption)
· Patients with history of oral cancer

Vizilite Plus is just an example of how our office is dedicated to your complete oral health, and not just implant or cosmetic dentistry

Please contact us if you have any questions about ViziLite Plus or if you would like to schedule an appointment.

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