Each year, millions of people avoid seeing the dentist, often because they don’t like dental visits or they don’t think it matters. Your dental health not only impacts your smile, but it affects your total body health. If you haven’t made dental care part of your health care routine, may be this information will change your mind:
- Preventive care is less expensive.
- Scheduling a dental check up twice a year at our Newport Beach dental office allows your dentist to examine your mouth and make sure everything is in good shape. Certain problems, like cavities and gum disease, may develop with few symptoms, but they can cause big problems.
- You only have one set of teeth
- Many people may not realize the problems even one lost tooth can cause. When you are missing teeth, you may develop alignment issues, bite problems, and bone degeneration. Your dentist can replace lost teeth and revive your smile with options such as dentures and dental implants.
- Poor oral health can hurt your overall wellness.
- Did you know that gum disease has been linked to serious health issues like Alzheimer’s, diabetes complications, and osteoporosis? At your checkup, the dentist will look for signs of gum disease and recommend treatment to restore your oral health, if necessary.
- It could save your life. Every hour of the day, someone in the US dies from oral cancer. If caught early, oral cancer has a 50 to 80 percent cure rate. Routine exams allow your dentist for look for anything unusual in your mouth.
