Having a healthy mouth is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to overall health, but it is just as vital a piece! Our mouth is connected to the rest of our body. Our mouths have a great capacity to heal when they are healthy, and sometimes this can mean that your mouth is easy to ignore when it comes to prioritizing your health. You may be tempted to say that the gum disease or cavities are not hurting right now, so they can wait for treatment. As far as gum disease is concerned, oral health physicians are still unable to predictably re-grow the bone you lose, so at this point, any bone you lose to gum disease is lost forever. Also, once a tooth is drilled to remove a cavity, only a filling or other non-tooth material can be used to fill the space. Let's face it, no dental material is as good as what your body formed to begin with. And even though our parents or grandparents got by fine with dentures, they had resigned themselves to it. If we ask them whether they prefer real teeth and tasting their food, or getting dentures, they would probably say they wished they could go back and take better care of their mouths. All of this is why our attitude toward our mouths today should be one of prevention and pro-activity. This is our health after all!
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