Check Your Mouth Kit

Self-examination for oral cancer is possible, and we recommend that everyone do this at least once a month. While you may get screened at your dental office annually, that leaves a great deal of time between visits when something could occur. When something abnormal is found, self referral to your dental or ENT professional for a determination of what the issue is can be done.

OCF has a simple online video that quickly teaches you what to look for so you can easily find suspect areas in your mouth. That video can be viewed at www.checkyourmouth.org. But it does take the right tools to do this easily and properly.

ThroatScope Light/Tongue Blade - Illumination is critical to be able to see any subtle changes in your mouth. The Throat Scope used in the demonstration video is an ideal tool not only to illuminate every aspect of your mouth, but also to depress and move the tongue to view normally hard-to-see areas. Because of its length, it is also ideal for illuminating the very back of your mouth (oropharynx), making it easy to visualize the tonsils, where problems frequently occur. It comes with two clear, light-transmitting tongue blades that can be used and washed afterward, allowing repeated use and a long lifespan. If you are a professional doing screenings, the detachable tongue blades are disposable and inexpensive. Please use this link to purchase them in boxes of 50 disposable blades.

OCF Mirror - This small, handheld mirror lets you easily view the inside of your mouth while using the ThroatScope. Some people may be able to get close enough to their bathroom mirror that this is not essential, or have a hand-held mirror from another source, but this one easily fits in your bathroom medicine cabinet, along with your ThroatScope.

Kit Includes:

• 1 Throat Scope Light with 2 clear, tongue blades

• 1 OCF Branded Pocket Mirror