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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

TEETH AS FOCI (CENTERS) OF INFECTION

TEETH AS FOCI (CENTERS) OF INFECTION

Some years ago, infected teeth got the blame for many diseases, especially arthritis, and "bad" teeth were extracted wholesale in the hope that once these "foci" of infection were removed, health would be restored. Now infected teeth are regarded as important in disturbing general health and as accessory rather than prime factors in some disease states. 

The decision to have teeth pulled is a major one; and as in the case of any operation, you should feel free to tell your dentist that you wish a consultation with your physician or a specialist before proceeding. Be sure to consult with your physician before having even a single tooth pulled if you suffer from such problems as chronic heart trouble, rheumatic fever, high blood pressure, diabetes, or nephritis.

 REMOTE SYMPTOMS RELATED TO FAULTY BITE 

The way your teeth come together as you chew food may cause or aggravate symptoms far from the teeth. A faulty bite can displace the joints just in front of your ears where the jaws meet (the temporomandibular joints). Their displacement may account for face or head pains, noise or blocking of the ears, and dizziness with or without nausea and vomiting. Patients usually seek their physician's advice for such conditions, but your physician may advise that your bite may be the cause of such distress and needs investigation.


With proper preventive dental care, including the use of effective home methods of keeping the mouth healthy, artificial teeth should become much less commonplace than they are now. If you must use dentures, they should be removed and cleaned, and the mouth rinsed, after every meal if possible. Don't use hot water which may warp or crack them.


Keeping the artificial teeth overnight in a glass of water has helps to maintain their cleanliness. Artificial teeth should be checked regularly to make certain that they have not warped out of shape and that a change in your mouth or gums has not made them fit badly. 

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