July 15, 2006

How are oral problems related to other parts of your body?

Oral health may be an indicator or your general health. Many serious diseases, such as diabetes, HIV or some eating disorders show their first signals through symptoms in the mouth. For this reason, it is important to regularly have complete oral exams.

Most of us think of oral problems in terms of cavities, tooth aches, twisted or spotted teeth. The lack of healthy teeth and gums affects our appearance, but also affects the health of our system. For instance:

If you suffer from periodontal diseases, you have more probabilities of having cardiac diseases.

If you have no teeth, this may affect your mental health, since it can make you feel bad about yourself.

If you are diabetic, this may increase you probabilities of having periodontal diseases.

If you have diabetes and periodontal disease, you may have more trouble for controlling your sugar levels in the bloodstream.

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