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CONCLUSION

Oral cancer screenings is and


extremely important exam and could
make the difference between life
and death for a patient.
VELscope used as an adjunct to the
traditional oral cancer exam can
help the clinician locate cancerous
lesions in their earliest stages where
the naked eye could not.
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Presented by
Brandy Dicke, Dental
Hygiene Student
Ashley Mayeux, Dental
Hygiene Student
Lamar Institute of
Technology
Dental Hygiene Program

ORAL CANCER
One of the most common
cancers with an extremely high
and fast mortality rate.
Benign, premalignant and
malignant lesions can appear in
a variety of ways to no visual
clues at all.
ORAL CANCER
SCREENING
Clinicians perform a traditional
oral screening using visual
inspection and palpation of the
tissues of the head, neck and
mouth.
Early oral cancer often presents
no clinical signs and is
undiagnosed until a later, more
serious stage.
TISSUE AUTO-
FLOURESENCE
Tissue auto fluorescence began
in use with bronchoscopy,
esophageal examination,
colonoscopy, and skin
evaluation.
Clinical practice for noninvasive
imaging of the oral mucosa has
become a recent growing
interest.
It is self-induced fluorescent
lighting used to detect lesions in
natural tissues within the body.
Other similar light-based
products available are Vizilite
Plus with TBlue System, Identifi,
Microlux/DL, and Orascoptic DK.
VELSCOPE
VELscope was developed in
collaboration with British Columbia
Cancer Agency and MD Anderson
Cancer Center.




It is a lightweight, handheld,
cordless device with a lens for
viewing inside of the mouth.
The purpose of VELscope is to aid
in the detection of possible pre-
cancerous or cancerous oral
lesions.
VELscope technology stimulates
the oral soft tissues with a blue
light. It is a non-evasive, oral
cancer screening procedure that
detects changes of the tissues by
self-fluorescence.
Advantages: Cordless, lightweight
device that uses no rinses or dyes.
Provides a non-invasive procedure
with an easy set up and use. Can
easily provide photo-documents for
future reference. Screenings are
affordable for patients ranging from
$0 to $15. Its use reinforces the
idea of the caring dental practice.
Most importantly, could potentially
save a patients life.
Disadvantages: It is an oral cancer
screening device that is used as an
adjunct to the traditional oral
cancer screening, not a
replacement. Patient discomfort
from excessive heat in a close
tissue examination is possible..

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