You brush your teeth religiously twice per day. An evening never goes by where you don’t floss before bedtime, yet you still get cavities. You find this frustrating and wonder what more you could be doing to protect your teeth from decay? Your family dentist has a solution, and it might just surprise you how easy and affordable it is!

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Oral cancer is one we don’t often hear much about; however, did you know that it is responsible for one death in America every hour? That’s close to 10,000 people lost each year. What’s worse is that of the 50,000 people that will be diagnosed this year, only around half of those people will be alive in 5 years. These dismal numbers have not really improved over the years because many cases of oral cancer are detected in their later phases, leaving the patient with a poor prognosis. Your family dentist shares what you should know about oral cancer in order to protect yourself and your loved ones.

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