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Oral HPV and Oral Cancer

Early oral HPV infections do not typically cause any clinical signs or symptoms; thus, a visual exam would not detect people that may already have an infection caused by oral HPV. Today, however, a simple test called OraRisk™ HPV is available to detect oral HPV infections very early.

Dr. Adams can perform this easy test as a part of your routine oral health exam. The OraRisk™ HPV test uses a sterile saline rinse to determine if an oral HPV infection is present. This test is easy to perform, by having you "swish and gargle" with a sterile saline solution for 30 seconds. You will empty saline into a coded container that will be sent to OralDNA® Labs for processing. Dr. Adams will receive your test results and contact you to discuss them.

To learn more, click here to download the brochure on Oral HPV and Oral Cancer.