{"id":679,"date":"2020-09-01T18:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalimplant.com\/blogs\/?p=679"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:41:04","slug":"general-and-dental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royalimplant.com\/blogs\/general-and-dental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridge between Dental & Oral Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Can your dental or oral health affect your overall well being? Well to state it simply, YES<\/strong>.\u00a0Dental health is essential to overall health and\u00a0well-being\u00a0at every stage of life.\u00a0Good oral <\/a>and dental hygiene\u00a0helps to prevent tooth decay,\u00a0gum disease and bad breath.\u00a0In contrast to this,\u00a0poor oral hygiene increases the risk of systemic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases,\u00a0low birth weight,\u00a0bacterial pneumonia,\u00a0diabetes,\u00a0thyroid,\u00a0AIDS,\u00a0blood disorders.\u00a0These diseases can lower the body resistance to infection making periodontal diseases more severe.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Poor Oral Health and bacteria<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bacteria in the mouth causes infection in other parts of the body. Poor oral health can\u00a0lead to risk for heart and gum diseases.\u00a0Inflamed\u00a0gums\u00a0causes\u00a0<\/a>periodontal diseases wherein the bacteria can get into the arteries causing the arteries to dental health build up plaque and harden.\u00a0This can lead to heart attacks,\u00a0stroke,\u00a0poorly controlled diabetes and pre-term labour.\u00a0Poor or fair oral hygiene can develop an oral infection with human papilloma virus which can eventually lead to cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Dental\u00a0and\u00a0oral health\u00a0is an essential part of your\u00a0overall health\u00a0and well-being. Maintaining\u00a0healthy\u00a0teeth and gums is a lifelong commitment.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n

Role of Dental and Overall Health<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Oral health is one of the important aspects for the overall well being of a person. Poor oral health is common in parkinsons patient. Symptoms include increased prevalence of\u00a0gingivitis,\u00a0dental caries,\u00a0periodontal diseases,\u00a0xerostomia,\u00a0orofacial pain,\u00a0burning mouth syndrome<\/a>. Dental hygiene is important to keep diseases at bay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Diabetes and gum\u00a0disease<\/a>\u00a0affect one\u00a0another. Gum\u00a0diseases intensify because the complications associated with diabetes by increasing blood sugar\u00a0level. People with diabetes face greater risks of developing oral infections and gum diseases than to those who dont diabetes. Tooth\u00a0decay, dry\u00a0mouth, gum\u00a0disease, fungal\u00a0infections, lesions\u00a0in the\u00a0mouth, taste\u00a0impairment, infection\u00a0and delayed healing, some common oral health problems associated with diabetes.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Thyroid and oral health<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Common oral findings in hypothyroidism include the\u00a0characteristics\u00a0of\u00a0enlarged tongue,<\/a>\u00a0delayed\u00a0tooth\u00a0eruption,\u00a0poor periodontal health,\u00a0altered tooth morphology and delayed wound healing. Oral manifestations of hyperthyroidism include: susceptibility to caries,\u00a0periodontal disease,\u00a0enlargement of extra glandular thyroid tissue which is mainly in lateral posterior tongue,\u00a0maxillary or mandibular\u00a0osteoporosis, accelerated\u00a0dental eruptions and burning mouth syndrome.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If your blood reports show an increase or decrease in the thyroid hormone levels one should notify their dentist before undergoing any dental treatment.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Other common symptom of anaemia is paleness in the gums which take on a faded or even whiter shades of normal\u00a0colour.\u00a0This skin color like, can also affect tongue,\u00a0and mucous membrane inside the mouth.\u00a0Effect of anaemia on oral tissues include pain in tongue<\/a>,\u00a0paleness of tongue,\u00a0swollen tongue or glossitis.\u00a0Poor\u00a0dental hygiene\u00a0may also increase the risk of oral cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Cigarette smoking<\/a> reduces the favourable outcomes of periodontal therapy<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It is recommended that smoking patients should be following a successful smoking cessation program before the surgical procedures are implemented. In patients with Parkinsons; it is difficult to maintain oral hygiene due to factors such as motor impairment, apathy, depression and dementia. Due to this the food which, not cleaned properly which in turn provides nutrition for bacteria leading to decay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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There<\/strong> is a direct relation between Dental & Overall Health<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Dental Pain in Pregnancy causes several\u00a0hormonal changes in a women\u2019s body.\u00a0There is direct link between pregnancy and effect on periodontal disease and vice-versa. Read more about\u00a0visiting dentist during pregnancy.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It is important to keep your dentist up to date on your health and\u00a0medications.<\/a> A\u00a0dentist has the skill and the expertise not only to treat oral health diseases but to help with all oral health needs.\u00a0Dental procedures involving bleeding of the gums require healthy blood clotting for recovery.\u00a0Conditions such as liver disease and medications such as\u00a0aspirin\u00a0 may\u00a0affect the ability of blood to clot normally.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Emerging medical problems detected by the dentist.\u00a0For\u00a0example\u00a0onset of bleeding of gums begins gum disease which could be related to adult onset diabetes<\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n