ViziLite Plus^®

In our continuing efforts to provide the most advanced technology and highest standard of care to our patients, we are proud to offer the ViziLite Plus^® exam as an integral part of our annual comprehensive oral screening program.

Why should you get a Vizilite Plus^® Exam?

One person dies every hour from oral cancer in the United States - and the mortality has remained unchanged for more than 40 years. Late detection of oral cancer is the primary cause that both the incidence and mortality rates of oral cancer continue to increase. As with most other cancers, age is the primary risk factor for oral cancer. Though tobacco use is a major predisposing risk factor, 25% of oral cancer victims have no lifestyle risk factors. According to the American Cancer Society, more women in the United States will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year than will be diagnosed with cervical cancer.

Clinical studies have determined that using ViziLite Plus^® improves the ability to identify and evaluate suspicious areas at their earliest stages. Early detection of pre-cancerous tissue can minimize or eliminate the potentially disfiguring effects of oral cancer and possibly save your life. Proven screening technologies such as mammogram, Pap smear, PSA and colonoscopy offer the same type of early detection of cancer. ViziLite Plus^® is an easy and painless examination that gives our practice the best chance to find any oral abnormalities you may have at the earliest possible stage. When premalignant lesions or early stage oral cancer is found, treatment is simpler, less invasive and more that 90% successful.

When should you get a ViziLite Plus^® Exam?

We recommend an annual ViziLite Plus^® exam for all of our adult patients age 18 and older and tobacco users of any age. We believe that by using ViziLite Plus^®, along with our standard oral cancer exam, we will improve our ability to identify, evaluate and monitor abnormal areas that are difficult to see under conventional lighting. If you would like to learn more about ViziLite Plus^® please visit their website at: www.vizilite.com