Your mouth is the door to your entire digestive system. The food you eat enters into your body through the mouth. Just think if you have enough infection in your mouth no matter how much nutritional food you consume but it will still turn toxic when it is mixed with infection.
So, what things will contribute to building Infection in the mouth? There are many things that can lead to infection and another disease.
An Infected tooth:
Naturally, some Bacteria’s stay in your mouth. It is normally harmless when they are in balance. When it dramatically increased its number then they will start to harm.
If you already have a tooth which decayed means a lot of bacteria’s accommodated in that place. These add infection to your immune system. Eventually, it may affect the Blood sugar level and Cardiac health.
Poor Oral Hygiene:
It is the root cause of other health problems. When you don’t clean your teeth at least twice a day it creates numerous oral complications. The bacteria react with the sugar in your food and produce acids.
This acid will demineralize your tooth enamel and bacteria will wear away the tooth. The enamel is the hard layer of the tooth when it breaks it leads to a cavity. You may experience some sensitivity or pain in this stage.
Missing tooth:
Many people think missing tooth will not harm them. But this is not true. A missing tooth may cause other teeth to drift from its position and lead to misalignment. These things will affect you to maintain oral hygiene.
It’s easy to food trapping between teeth and tough to clean. A few missing teeth can cause difficulty in chewing and will affect your digestive health. The gap created by the missing tooth should be cleaned properly in order to defeat the bacteria attack.
Teeth Fillings:
Tooth fillings will not harm you when it is maintained properly. When the filling breaks bacteria can invade at any time causing even more harm. So it is important to get your dental checkup regularly.
Gum Disease or tooth abscess:
Gum disease is the advanced stage of gingivitis and often resulted in untreated tooth decay. In an extreme stage, it can break the gum tissue and cause tooth loss. Below is the picture which helps you to understand how gum disease affects the remaining body.
An Oral appliance with Bacteria:
No dental appliance will not harm itself. But it creates some problem when it is not maintained with care. If you are wearing denture make sure that you are cleaning it as instructed by the dentist. Any other dental fixative such as bridges, implants or crowns needs to be cleaned thoroughly.
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Frequently Asked Question
How can I make sure that I’m cleaning properly?
Ans: Brushing twice a day for at least two minutes is important. But brushing can clean your teeth only by 82%. To clean the remaining part other dental equipments are also necessary. Flossing can help you to remove food particles from between the teeth. Tongue scrapers will help you to remove bacterias from the tongue.
I have a cavity but I clean my teeth twice a day?
Ans: Sometimes other reasons are also associated with tooth cavities such as medication and nutritional deficiency. If your tooth cavity is increasing dramatically consult your physician.
Can I prevent cavity?
Ans: Yes, you can. Brushing and flossing twice a day is the key to prevent cavity. Along with this, you have to visit for a regular dental checkup. Your dentist is capable to identify any oral threats in the beginning stage and able to treat that.
Are any other tips do I have to follow?
Ans: If you have any decayed tooth don’t wait for long to get it filled. Cavity never heals itself, it has to be treated by a certain procedure.
If you have bridges or root canal treated tooth you have to give extra attention to these. Make sure you are cleaning surrounding of these teeth. And regularly observe the surrounding teeth.
Expert opinion
Dr. Ankita Gada Dental Director of Sabka dentist says “Dental health is one of the ignored topics in India, but plays an important role in everyone’s’ health”.
Dr. Jena Shah Dental Director of Sabka dentist says “Maintain good oral health for excellent general health”.
Dr. Reena Waghela Dental Director of Sabka dentist says “Your teeth will help for good health when they are maintained properly. So don’t ignore the health”.
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i would obviously avoid these mistakes