Oral Cancer Screenings

Preventative Dental Care

At our dental office, we do everything we can to help maintain the health of your smile and prevent diseases that may compromise your oral health, including regular hygiene care and oral cancer screening.

Oral Cancer Screenings

Oral cancer screenings are integral in ensuring lifelong oral health. During a screening, our dentist will inspect the soft tissue of your mouth to make sure you don’t have any abnormalities or lesions.

Detecting Cancer with Velscope Technology

At Petrolia Dental, our dentists use Velscope technology – an oral cancer screening system – to help in the early detection of cancerous or precancerous tissue. The Velscope is a handheld tool that emits a safe, blue light into your mouth. The blue light causes layers of tissue to change colour, and this gives our dentists an effective means of differentiating between normal and abnormal tissue. The assessment and screening results of the Velscope are immediate.

Our hygienists will also counsel you on the importance of preventive oral care, and educate you on what you should look for when inspecting your own mouth for irregularities.

Dentists and Hygienists Dedicated to Lifelong Oral Health

If you haven’t been seeing a dentist regularly, or are looking for new hygienists or dentists in South Edmonton dedicated to your personal dental health needs, please contact us for more information.