3 Ways You Dentist Can Help Save Your Oral Health – What to Know

August 19, 2019

Many people fail to realize how important dental exams are. The truth, however, is that they are just as important as physical exams.

Dentists can help detect various health issues, as oral health can be indicative of one’s overall health. Little do most people know that the condition their mouth and teeth are in can have a great impact on their body.

Have you ever noticed that when something is wrong with your teeth, your body often shows symptoms of sickness elsewhere? When you have a toothache, don’t you find it difficult to function normally?

Seeing a dentist regularly can save you from serious trouble in the long run. Here’s how:

1. Your dentist can help prevent infection from spreading

More often than not, people go to the dentist only when they feel pain. In fact, some only see a dentist when they’re already feeling extreme pain — the kind that can no longer be remedied by over-the-counter painkillers.

Some even beg their dentist to pull out their problematic tooth just to make the pain go away. When the dentist refuses, suggesting that the patient take antibiotics first, the patient will leave the clinic disappointed, thinking that the dentist didn’t help him or her.

Worse, after the prescription has run out and the pain has gone, the patient will not come back to proceed with the tooth extraction.

What’s wrong with this picture? The doctor prescribed antibiotics before deciding to extract the problematic tooth for a very good reason.

When you have a toothache, it typically means there is an infection underneath the tooth. This is known as impaction. When the dentist pulls out a tooth, it leaves a hole that goes all the way down to the jawbone.

With the tooth gone, the infection can easily spread to the bone and blood, which could cause you to get sick. You could even end up with a bad case of blood poisoning, which can be fatal.

For this reason, don’t get mad at your dentist just because they didn’t pull your aching tooth on your initial visit. They’re just preventing infection from spreading.

You should also return to the clinic after taking the antibiotics so your dentist can check if the tooth really needs to be pulled or if there’s another way that they can help you.

2. Your dentist can detect gum disease that can lead to serious problems

A dentist will only be able to tell if you have gum disease if you undergo a dental exam. Gum disease is mostly invisible to the naked eye. People only see the dentist when they notice something wrong with their gums—which means your gum disease has advanced to the point where it’s at its worst.

Gum disease can lead to serious infections that will affect your internal organs. For instance, infection originating from the gums can damage your ears, throat, heart, and even your brain.

If you get regular dental exams, you can nip gum disease in the bud before it spreads.

3. Your dentist can help detect some cancers

Throat and oral cancers are often overlooked until they’ve gotten worse. When you submit yourself to regular dental exams, the dentist can take note of suspicious symptoms and request tests and further checks immediately, leading to prompt treatment.

At DAAS Dentistry, we provide dental services for everyone. We have caring and experienced professional staff who are highly trained to ensure that you have a pleasant visit. Get in touch with us today to see how we can help.

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Dr. Ehab Daas

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Dr. Ehab is a passionate dentist with 15 years of dental experience. He received his D.D.S in 1997, and has practiced dentistry for 6 years since then. Immediately after that, Dr. Da'as moved to Paris to get his Orthodontics and Prosthodontic diploma's in which he specialized in fixed bridges and crowns. He graduated from France with remarkable achievements in 2005, and went on to work for 9 years, focusing on difficult orthodontics cases and satisfying his ortho patients. Dr. Ehab moved to Canada in 2014 to continue his career, where he is proud and extremely honoured to provide his patients with the highest quality service.

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