Dr. Sarah Roberts and our team at Crabapple Dental is constantly undergoing training to educate ourselves on the very latest in dental technology. We aim to stay aware of what's out there, so we can offer our patients the very best that exists, in terms of dental care.
We recently completed team training about oral cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV). Oral cancer affects nearly 40,000 people each year. Traditionally alcohol consumption and tobacco use were linked as the major cause of oral cancer. However, the HPV has emerged as a causative factor in the younger groups of people age 18 to 40.
Infection with HPV makes you 32 times more at risk to develop oral cancer. Smoking and alcohol makes you 3 times more at risk to develop oral cancer. The HPV virus can be transmitted sexually or through saliva. There are 20 million people infected and 6 million new infections each year.
We can test for HPV at Crabapple Dental with a simple saliva test to determine your risk for HPV related oral cancer.
For appointments, call 678-319-0123 or visit our site for more information.
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