{"id":610,"date":"2012-09-21T14:27:10","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T19:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/?p=610"},"modified":"2025-07-17T07:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:05:05","slug":"dental-visits-do-more-than-prevent-tooth-decay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/21\/dental-visits-do-more-than-prevent-tooth-decay\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental visits do more than prevent tooth decay!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although many patients do not look forward to coming to the dentist, they show up for a visit every six months in order to avoid build up and undetected\u00a0cavities. But, did you know that your Dental Hygienist and Dentist are also screening you for early signs of cancer? Screening the lips, tongue, thyroid and\u00a0lymph node\u00a0chain are a standard part of your visit every six months. Early detection of abnormal lesions is key to a good prognosis. 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Screening the lips, tongue, thyroid and\u00a0lymph node\u00a0chain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dental visits do more than prevent tooth decay! - Elmbrook Family Dental<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Routine dental checkups do more than prevent cavities - they can also save your life with a quick oral cancer screening!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmbrookfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/21\/dental-visits-do-more-than-prevent-tooth-decay\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Dental visits do more than prevent tooth decay! 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