Having a teeth cleaning can guard against all
sorts of nasty diseases
By Edward M. Reifman,
DDS
Whenever I’m at a social gathering and someone finds out that I’m a dentist,
the statement invariably follows: “Oh, I’ve got to see a dentist, I really need
a cleaning!” Although I don’t push
the subject (since I’m working ‘in the
mouth’ throughout the week), when that person asks me more questions about
all his teeth problems, the most important tidbit I can leave with him or her is
the following advice: “If you
haven’t seen your dentist for quite a while, be sure you have x-rays, an oral
exam, and especially… a Cleaning!
Why the incredible
importance of a teeth cleaning?
Because all that plaque and stuff under the gums has been accumulating for
months or years!, and although not painful, it contributes to a continual,
chronic bacterial infection. In other words, a chronic gum disease.
It is this chronic gum
disease that infects over 75% of the adult population to one degree or another.
You may not know this, but gum disease also does something far worse than
contributing to bad breath, or dingy-looking teeth.
Gingivitis contributes to heart problems, arthritis, diabetes,
Alzheimer's,
lowered immune response, and pre-term birth weight babies.
Additionally, last year, it was found out that those with pancreatic cancer
usually have had recent bouts of gum disease. Ugh!
During this over-due dental
visit, your
dentist or hygienist will gently sit you down, and tell you just what’s going on in your mouth.
They shouldn’t lecture you into feeling bad about your procrastination,
either! And in many, if not most cases, gum disease can be successfully treated
non-surgically! That chronic 'underneath-the-gums-infection' can be
eradicated, and with it your susceptibility to those diseases I mentioned
earlier!
So call your dentist for
that long-delayed teeth cleaning, and get healthier today!
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