Losing Your Teeth?
Losing Your Teeth?
By The Wave Agency
Tooth loss is not uncommon. In fact, there are millions of Americans that are missing at least one tooth, with most of them missing many teeth. Missing teeth can be a mental struggle as well as a physical one, affecting your oral health in ways that many do not expect.
According to e.s.i. Healthy Dentistry’s Dr. Kilimitzoglou, “As the number of missing teeth increase, so do diseases and risk of death.”
According to a variety of scientific findings, tooth loss increases your risk for a variety of different ailments and conditions. In fact, tooth loss can increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks. It is clear that oral health is not the only aspect of your physical health affected by tooth loss. Rheumatoid arthritis, and even an increased risk of certain cancers are possible when one is missing more than five teeth.
While it can be confusing as to why these diseases may come about from missing teeth, there are various possibilities as to why tooth loss is associated with a loss of physical health. In the words of Dr. K: “If you think about it, digestion begins in the mouth. It is no surprise then, that improperly chewed food has a devastating and far-reaching impact on our health.”
Half-chewed or improperly chewed food is a massive problem for those who have lost multiple teeth. This is mainly because chewing allows for further nutrition to be digested by your body. If left unchewed, foods will not be as beneficial to your body, robbing you of vitamins and other important aspects of nutrition.
This is not to mention your digestive tract. Once passed through your stomach, unchewed food is still larger than other dissolved foods, meaning your tract will be working overtime to digest leftover chunks of food. Tooth loss is also very emotional, leading to stress. Low nutrition and high stress can lead to propagating disease of many kinds, and both of these aspects of health should be considered.
As technology advances within the dental field, it may become trivial to organically fix damaged or lost teeth, but for now, it is of the utmost importance to keep your teeth balanced, strong, and healthy. This is made harder the longer you live, but, keeping a focus on preserving your natural teeth for as long as possible will ultimately prove beneficial.
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