It is always nice for a person to maintain good oral hygiene habits. It helps to keep your teeth clean, prevent gum disease, reduce bacteria development, preventing plaque development, etc. Overall it helps to keep oral health in a better condition. It has also been found that Asthma can also lead to oral health-related problems.

Different researchers have found that different masses of the body, age, smoking habits, and other gum disease problems occur due to the problem of asthma. Although asthma is related to the lungs, Asthma can also lead to the problem of bad oral health.

What is the connection between bad oral health and asthma?

Whenever there is a problem in the lower respiratory, the inflammation and narrowing of the airways cause different asthma-related problems.

Some of the common problems include coughing, wheezing, dyspnea, blood pressure, and respiratory rate, mucous production, chest tightening, etc. With different studies, researchers have observed that a person having Asthma has the chances of developing bad oral hygiene too.

Here, we will look at some of the connection between bad oral hygiene and asthma:

1. Teeth sensitivity cold, hot, or sweet foods

It is natural to have some extent of sensitivity when you eat some cold, hot, or sweet food or drink. However, if the sensitivity is more, it can be problematic showing an oral health issue. The sensation here is mainly due to dental erosion. In dental erosion, there is the loss of the hard tissue on the teeth that occurs due to food acid present.

2. Gum inflammation

Gum inflammation is also one of the oral health issues that have the chances of Asthma. Gingivitis and Periodontitis are two major gum issues. In Gingivitis, the symptoms observed are bleeding gums, reddish gums, swollen gums, etc.

In Periodontitis, the symptoms observed are soft tissue damage of the tooth and the bone. These problems in the gums also have a high chance of developing the asthma problem.

3. Dry Mouth

One of the common things observed among many asthma patients is the reduction in saliva. People suffering from asthma have to breathe from the mouth due to the restricted airflow.

So, it limits the saliva production in the mouth due to the repressing of the saliva-producing glands. Saliva is very important to wash away the bacteria development in the mouth. Lack of saliva can cause the problem of tooth decay, bad breath, and gum disease.

4. Pain while food swallowing

Eating some types of foods, taking certain antibiotics, high sugar, etc. can lead to the growth of some bacteria in the mouth. Some of the inhalers of asthma have sugar content. It can cause bad oral health and cause more problems. So, bad oral hygiene can cause a problem like asthma.

Asthma and oral health preventive measures:

• Drinking more water to control the dry mouth
• After using the inhaler rinse the mouth properly
• Visit the dental expert after some duration to ensure better oral health
• Follow good oral hygiene habits regularly

Various studies have seen the effect of Asthma on Oral health. When you have any Asthma related issues, it is important to take extra care of oral health.