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Introduction
OPEN YOUR MOUTH and observe it in a mirror! Is it hale and hearty? That’s your Oral
Health. The most crucial gateway to your body! Your way to healthy mind and body.
Facts for oral health:
- Mouth is an indispensable part of the body. It is the beginning and the only exposed
part of the digestion system. It needs nutrition and equal care.
- Maintaining oral hygiene includes keeping teeth free from cavities and preventing
gum disease.
- Good nutrition helps build strong teeth and gums that can resist disease and promote
healing.
- Smoking is a major cause for oral and dental disease including oral cancer.
- Oral health affects your appearance, expression, personality as well as your self-esteem.
It is also linked to sleep patterns.
- Poor oral health in children can create behavioural and developmental problems in
them.
- Many a time diseases like diabetes, leukaemia, HIV and many more, are diagnosed
during a thorough dental check- up!
- Oral health needs your attention throughout life.
- Many neglect oral health unless affected by symptoms like pain and discomfort.
With lifestyles getting busier by the day, you are left with very less time to care
for your health. Your external looks are taken care of with visits to the nearest
parlour or salon. But what about your inner health, which begins from your MOUTH.
Are you aware, your oral care needs equal attention when you consider your general
health?
Different aspects of oral health, diseases, their prevention and treatments are
presented in the following topics.
Your journey to know all about ORAL HEALTH begins here…
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