Teeth and Gum Tell Your Overall Health
My dentist explained that opening one’s mouth is somewhat like cracking open the hood of your car. An expert taking a quick look can get a good sense of what’s working, what’s not, and what should be tuned up regularly to keep your body’s systems up and running at their best.
I got interesting information from sport news recently that a professional footballer whose severe feet injury for a long time eventually had the right treatment and healed completely after his doctor found out certain problem with the athlete’s teeth and fixed it.
Your teeth and gum, it seems, may speak volumes about your well-being. For starters, there are conditions that affect oral health. Researchers continue to look at the associations between cavities, gum disease, and heart disease, but a cause-and-effect relationship has not yet been established.
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