Naperville Dental Specialists encourages early detection screening for Oral Cancer Awareness Month

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month and the team at Naperville Dental Specialists wants to remind patients that early screening and detection can save lives.

According to the American Cancer Society, oral and oropharyngeal cancer - cancer of the mouth and upper throat - will affect approximately 54,000 Americans in 2022. But regular screening, early detection, and early treatment increases the chances of successfully treating oral cancer and a return to healthy oral functioning.

Naperville Dental Specialists offers comfortable, safe oral screening with VELscope technology. Quick and precise, screening with VELscope detects abnormalities, including cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions in oral soft tissue not visible to the naked eye. Most importantly, screening with VELscope reveals lesions in their earliest stages, when they are still localized and more easily treatable.

VELscope is an innovative diagnostic tool that uses a safe, blue-spectrum light instead of dyes or radiation. At Naperville Dental Specialists, it's one of the many cutting-edge investments used to provide accurate and comfortable patient care, with stunning results.

About Naperville Dental Specialists

Voted "Best of Naperville" in 2021 for the 14th consecutive year, Naperville Dental Specialists is known for its friendly, quality service and amazing outcomes. From general to cosmetic to implant dentistry, Dr. Anthony LaVacca, a board-certified prosthodontist, along with his team of specialist and general dentists, cover a full range of dental needs at their convenient, downtown Naperville location.