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There has been a rise in the incidence of oral cancer. At Dr. Malki's New Jersey office, check ups always include head and neck exams. Technology such as the VELscope allow us to conduct a thorough examination of the mouth to detect problems in the early stage.
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Unfortunately, there's a big scare about cancer. Cancer's huge nowadays,
and unfortunately, there is a rise in oral cancer. We do emphasize head and
neck exams and we do something called a VELscope, where we also look in the
oral cavity just to make sure we're looking at everything. They say the
heart is the heart of your body, the mouth actually says a lot about their
overall health. Something can actually manifest itself in the mouth that
may be leading to other things in the body.
In terms of cancer and other things, the mouth may show that something else
may be going on in their bodies, just not a cavity, it could be something
else.