Browsing: Dental Health
The page provides quick access to a list of common diseases, syndromes, health conditions, and other topics of health importance. The list is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to respective diseases sections that serve as a comprehensive and ultimate guide about the disease or health condition.
Effective and proper dental care of the mouth and teeth is highly important to a person’s general health and overall appearance. According to WHO, oral health is a state of being free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual’s capacity in biting, chewing, smiling, speaking, and psychosocial wellbeing.
Untreated oral diseases or dental diseases can lead to gum problems, dental cavities, tooth loss, and many digestion-related issues. Scientists and dentists also believe that there could be a connection between certain dental problems or dental conditions and low birth weight, stroke, heart diseases, premature births, diabetes and certain other diseases. Primarily dental diseases are categorized into three types – formation of tooth decay, gum diseases, and oral cancers.
The most common oral diseases and conditions are dental cavities, periodontal (gum) disease, oral cancer, trauma from injuries, oral infectious diseases, gum infection, swollen gums, gum pain, and hereditary lesions. Dental cavities and periodontal disease are major causes of tooth loss.
Dental problems sometimes develop slowly over time. A chipped tooth or occasional sensitivity may seem minor at first, but when…
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A correctly aligned smile delivers benefits that extend beyond its visual appeal because it contributes to a person’s complete dental…
Most adults do not avoid the dentist because they are careless. They avoid it because life gets crowded, the brain…
Most people do not avoid the dentist because they enjoy making life difficult. They avoid it because the brain is…
It is amazing how many dental problems wait until the least convenient moment to introduce themselves. Not Tuesday at 11:10…
For decades, going to the dentist for a large cavity or cracked tooth often meant one thing: a crown. While…
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