Heart attack, otitis media, fatigue: what will happen to your health if you don’t go to the dentist

Heart attack, twisted spine, hormonal imbalances in the body are serious issues, right? And they can very well arise if you do not pay attention to the condition of the teeth and the oral cavity.

If the daily oral hygiene, especially the brushing of the teeth, is not carried out with sufficient care, the plaque accumulates rather quickly on the teeth, which gradually turns into tartar. These are hard deposits that a toothbrush can no longer handle and only require professional cleaning.

Often tartar can be seen – it looks like dark growths. But it happens that the stone settles below the gum line, and it is simply impossible to notice it. The microflora of the oral cavity is disturbed, caries and periodontitis are actively developing, bad breath appears, gums bleed, etc. – in general, there is little pleasant.

Tartar compresses the soft tissues around the gums. This violates the overall immunity of the body and further leads to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Yes, improper toothbrushing can cause a heart attack – and that’s not a figure of speech! Taiwanese and Swedish scientists have conducted studies that have convincingly proven the link between dental health and cardiovascular health. They found that gum inflammation often leads to heart disease, such as heart attacks and strokes. If the oral hygiene is insufficient or incorrect, the inflammatory areas follow one another, which gradually increases the risk of interruption of the work of the heart. If tartar is present on 20 or more teeth, the risk of heart attack increases by 53%!

Japanese scientists have obtained similar results: they have discovered that hygiene and heart health are linked. People who brushed their teeth less than twice a day were three times more likely to have strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems.

Brushing your teeth, regular visits to the dentist, using dental floss and an irrigator are now part of the list of mandatory oral care. But until now, many have never heard of irrigators and question the need for periodic professional cleaning.

As already mentioned, unsatisfactory care leads to a change, an imbalance of the microflora of the oral cavity – some bacteria become smaller, others, on the contrary, multiply in incredible quantities. The consequence of such changes can be chronic tonsillitis, tonsillitis, otitis and sinusitis. The fact is that these diseases are caused by bacteria. And bacteria, in turn, are very fond of multiplying on uncleaned teeth and inflamed gums.

By the way, tartar is “perfectly formed” in those who prefer coffee on the go and quick snacks over carbohydrate foods. No matter how busy the work schedule is, you should always try to set aside time for a full meal with vegetable salad and soup.

If there are no teeth, there is nothing to chew on. There is nothing to chew – the digestion process is disturbed, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract occur. This logic is true even if you are missing a tooth or two. After all, each tooth performs its function, it is not just “invented by nature” (however, this does not apply to wisdom teeth). And if for some reason the teeth had to be removed – for example, due to the fact that they turned to the doctor too late and it was not possible to save the tooth, an implant should to be placed.

The absence of teeth can cause inflammation of the gums, a deterioration in the condition of the remaining teeth, as they have to work with increased stress and for missing teeth. It will definitely affect the quality of chewing food in a negative way. Then there may be problems with the stomach and intestines, disturbances in the metabolic system, which often leads to hormonal imbalance.

If the bite is incorrect (experts say it is not physiological), there may also be problems associated with disruption of the gastrointestinal tract. Also, if the jaws are not properly closed, a situation can arise where you intuitively want to close your jaws – just to make chewing more comfortable. The balanced position of the head relative to the body changes, the load on the neck muscles increases, the spine is bent, the posture is disturbed, the gait changes. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system appear and develop, headaches often bother. In addition, “little things” can lead to such consequences as a change in the shape of the face (not for the better, of course), the inability to walk even in low heels, fatigue.