ViziLite® Plus Cancer Screening

Annual Oral Cancer Screening Exams are Important

When oral cancer is found early, treatment can be successful 82% of the time. Unfortunately, when compared to the survival rate of other cancers, the survival rate of oral cancer has not improved greatly over the last 30 years.

Early detection is a key to survival; it is important to see your dentist regularly. An annual screening exam called ViziLite Plus with Blue, used in conjunction with a routine head and neck examination performed by your dentist, can help to find abnormalities that could lead to cancer. That's the kind of screening that could help save lives.

Are you at Risk of Oral Cancer?

Increased risk

Patients age 40 and older (95% of all cases)
18-39 years of age combined with the following:
• Tobacco use
• Chronic alcohol consumption
• Oral HPV infection

Highest risk

Patients age 65 and older with lifestyle risk factors
Patients with history of oral cancer

25% of oral cancers occur in people who don't smoke and have no other risk factors.

The ViziLite Plus exam

Oral Cancer Screening with ViziLite The painless oral cancer exam is performed by a dental professional in a just a few minutes:

First we check for visible signs of any abnormalities.
Next, the patient rinses with the ViziLite Plus solution.
Using the ViziLite detection light, we check for suspicious signs of cancer which, if detected, will show up under a blue dye.

Call for more information on Oral Cancer Screening.