In the city of Leeds, you’ll no doubt be in-undated with reminders of how you should look after your teeth, what products to buy, and once you’ve had all that thrown at you, you’ll no doubt have your dentist on your back telling you how to care for your mouth. The more flippant amongst us can, especially when we are young, can write that off as nothing to ‘worry about right now’. But dentistry is not just about the mouth, it’s about the body too and both work in unison. The aim of a doctor and a dentist is to keep you healthy, alive and try to guide you into a healthy lifestyle, though it’s important to understand that by looking after your mouth can lead to a healthy body. When you look at it, the body functions at its best when everything is working well, however, put a spanner in any part of these delicate works, and you are putting a strain on the rest of the system- and that goes for the mouth too. Looking after your teeth and gums with a regular daily program of oral hygiene will stop any chance of gum disease arising: this is one of the major contributors to organ failure occurring in the body; let alone the damage it can do psychologically when your teeth start to disappear from your mouth. Your body should be seen as a temple and what you put in your mouth and the way you look after it can be the difference between you having a healthy life or a troubled one.
Tags: gum disease, healthy lifestyle
