Diabetes affects thousands of people in the UK each year and if you are one of them you may know that diabetes can affect your nerves, kidneys and heart but you may not have been told how it can affect your teeth. Diabetes can have very negative effects on your oral health because it lowers your resistance to infection and also slows recovery time.
Dental problems such as tooth decay, gum disease, fungal infections and taste impairment are all associated with diabetes and its effects on the health of your mouth. If you are a diabetic, it is important to let your dentist know when you were diagnosed and any medication you may be taking.
If you are a diabetic the chances of suffering from a serious problem of tooth decay or disease are greatly heightened so you must contact your Everton dentist if you notice anything unusual about your teeth. This could include bleeding gums, swollen or tender gum tissue, persistent bad breath or bad taste or any change in your bite.
It is also important, even more so than for none sufferers, that you make regular visits to the dentist to check for the first signs of dental problems. Dentists recommend that everybody should see a dentist every six months but if you have diabetes it may need to be more often. In addition, it is important to keep up a very strict routine of oral hygiene, brushing and flossing correctly for the suggested time each day and making sure your teeth are free from plaque and tartar.
The jaw joint is also known as temporomandibular joint and consists of two bones – the upper temporal bone and the lower mandible separated by an articular disc. One of the most common problems that affect the jaw joint is temporomandibular dysfunction. In this condition, the jaw muscles become more tense than normal. Sometimes you can experience jaw problems if you have undergone tooth extraction, especially those present at the back of the mouth.
Even though an impacted tooth may not bother you for years, it may start to erupt at any time. If it only breaks part way through the gum, you may wind up with an increased number of infections and other problems. For example, you may wind up with jaw pain and swollen lymph nodes. If you are having issues with an impacted tooth, your Everton dentist can usually extract it right in the office.
Unfortunately, many people that work in the construction industry, or other forms of blue collar labour often wind up with mouth injuries. Regardless of whether you got hit by a beam, or you fell down, the damage to your mouth can be extensive. For example, aside from knocking teeth out, you may also wind up with torn gums, cheek damage, and tongue abrasions. Each one of these problems can be avoided when you have custom mouth guard created by your Merseyside dentist.
Even though fluoride is very important for dental health, excesses can cause damage under certain circumstances. In particular, when children between the ages of 1 and 4 are exposed to too much fluoride, it can cause spotting and pitting of the enamel surface. Unfortunately, this condition may not be noticeable until permanent teeth begin erupting. It is still very important to take your child to a Kirby dentist in order to make sure that you can reduce the risk of this condition developing. At the same time, if you are older and have flurosis, you can obtain treatment for you condition.