It is reported that 1 in 92 adults, a little less than 1 percent of the population, will develop some form of oral or pharyngeal cancer during the course of their life. Even though the average age of diagnosis is 62 years old, there are several risk factors which can increase your chances of developing oral or pharyngeal cancer at... read more »

Chances are good that you’ve sat in our office once or twice before filling out surveys about your medical history. You might have even wondered how some of those questions relate to your basic routine dental checkup. Then at the end of the checkup your dentist probably looked around your mouth, under your tongue and checked your chin and neck.... read more »