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Oral health: A window to your overall health Your oral health is more important than you might realize. Learn how the health of your mouth, teeth and gums can affect your general health.

Did you know that your oral health offers clues about your overall health — or that problems in your mouth can affect the rest of your body? Protect yourself by learning more about the connection between your oral health and overall health.

What's the connection between oral health and overall health?

Like other areas of the body, your mouth teems with bacteria — mostly harmless. But your mouth is the entry point to your digestive and respiratory tracts, and some of these bacteria can cause disease.

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More than 100 million Americans don’t go to their regular checkups. Here’s what to know if you’re one of them.

When was the last time you saw your dentist? While there’s no hard-and-fast rule about how often adults should go, the American Dental Association (ADA) recommends that we keep up with routine cleanings and dental examinations, with the frequency of these checkups usually depending on how well we keep up with our dental hygiene at home.

“The standard recommendation for most people is to go every six months for a checkup and cleaning,” says Sara Gordon, DDS, MS, professor of oral medicine at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. “If someone is in otherwise good oral and systemic health, dentists might recommend going every year. But that’s the minority.”

More than 100 million Americans don’t make it for their routine cleaning and exam each year. One of the most common reasons for that is anxiety. Some people have actual phobias of the dentist. Others are nervous about the cascade effect of potential dental issues, especially if they haven’t been to the dentist in a while.

“I find that most patients avoid the dentist out of fear that they may have cavities they will need to treat, or fear that they will be uncomfortable during their checkup,” says Heather Kunen, DDS, MS, an orthodontist and co-founder of Beam Street, a New York City–based walk-in dental clinic.

If you’ve ever brought your car in for an oil change, only for the mechanic to find an early sign of another issue, you know how valuable keeping up with your maintenance routine can be. The same is true in dental care. Dentists are trained to watch for subtle signs of potential issues in areas of the mouth you can’t see. And when you’re feeling a symptom like a toothache, it’s often too late, since some degree of damage has already been done.

“In medicine, we have the concept of signs and symptoms — signs are what you and your provider see, and symptoms are what you feel. If I see a sign of something, it’s before the patient feels the negative effects and develops symptoms,” says Matt Messina, DDS, assistant professor at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry and clinic director at Ohio State Upper Arlington Dentistry.

For those who need more anesthetics, we offer sedatives, which are most effective if they are given before we even start; though, if needed, we can give them during the procedure. Sedatives come in many forms including pills, gas, and injections.

General anesthesia is good for patients who don’t want to be awake during their procedures.We are proficient to use nitrous oxide on anxious patients and children.

It is our goal to give your child an enjoyable visit, and we can offer stress-free visits by using anesthetics.

Even with regular check-ups, things can go wrong when it comes to your teeth and gums. Know when to contact your dentist with these symptoms you should watch for.

5 Dental Symptoms You Should Never Ignore With regular dentist visits, we all should be able to keep on top of any problems that might affect our mouths. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be aware of those symptoms that warrant a quicker appointment-especially for those of us who leave more time than we should between visits. “It’s not that hard for people to look in their mouths when cleaning their teeth to see if there’s anything that wasn’t there before,” says Dr. Edmund Peters, a professor in the school of dentistry at the University of Alberta. Just keep in mind that by the time signs begin to show up in your mouth, the problem is likely advanced-so never hesitate to phone your dentist. Here’s Dr. Peters’ list of the dental symptoms you should never ignore.

Dental Symptom #1: Changing Gums Gum disease includes gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) and periodontitis (a more advanced condition, which, if untreated, could lead to tooth loss) and is caused by plaque, an almost invisible, sticky film containing bacteria that can form on a clean tooth within 24 hours. With time, this plaque can harden into tartar or calculus. The tartar can accumulate under your gum line, causing even more inflammation.

Contact your dentist if you experience these symptoms:

Changes in colour, for instance from a normal pink colour to red or bluish-red Swollen gums, with a spongy feel Receding gums, making the teeth look larger-you may see some of the root Pus, odour or new spaces forming between the teeth

We understand how disruptive dental emergencies can be to your life and your work. Whether you have a chipped or cracked tooth, a bad tooth infection or experience facial trauma, we are here to meet all your emergency care needs.

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