Why
your dentist now routinely looks for and "BrushTests"
your tiny oral spots...
Due to recent advances in
medicine and computer science, your dentist can now
painlessly
prevent a disease that kills as mane Americans as
melanoma, twice as many as cervical cancer, and is
rising among women, young people and non-smokers.
Well over 25% of those found to have oral cancer do
not use tobacco or abuse alcohol. Recent studies
have also shown a link between HPV and an increase
in oral cancer.
What to Expect
During a careful
professional examination most people will be found
to have one or more tiny white or red spots in their
mouth at one time or another. These tiny spots do
not usually contain any unhealthy cells, but only
laboratory testing like the “BrushTest™”, can tell.
The OralCDx® BrushTest™ is
a painless method of testing “everyday” tiny oral
spots. A small brush is used to quickly collect a
sample for computer-assisted laboratory analysis.
How Your
Dentist Can Prevent Oral Cancer Years Before It Can
Start
If
a spot is found by OralCDx® to contain unhealthy
cells (know as dysplasia), it typically takes years
before those cells can penetrate the basement
membrane and cause any harm. During this time, the
spot can typically be removed, long before cancer
can start.
Thousands of
Cancers Already Prevented
The OralCDx® BrushTest™ has
been proven to be accurate in large published
clinical studies at 35 leading dental schools. Its
use by over 30,000 U.S. dentists has already
resulted in the detection and removal of thousands
of precancerous spots – years before they
could cause harm.
