{"id":1370,"date":"2012-10-08T19:56:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T18:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2012-10-08T19:56:12","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T18:56:12","slug":"your-mouth-can-tell-alot-about-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/gum-disease-2\/your-mouth-can-tell-alot-about-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Mouth Can tell alot about You!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> A lot of non-oral health issues have manifestations in the mouth or mouth area. The following are a few examples of why dentists should remember that their job is not only about filling cavities, but also about understanding the clues the mouth gives about the overall health of a patient:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m-BGfwCoJJA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>~ Heart Disease \u2013 Bright red or purple gums<\/p>\n<p>~ Type 2 Diabetes \u2013 Bleeding gums sensitive to touch although there is no noticeable plaque<\/p>\n<p>~ Kidney Disease \u2013 Breath has sweet ammonia-like smell; very noticeable and pronounced<\/p>\n<p>~ Acid Reflux \u2013 Worn down teeth; teeth affected dependant on where acid settles while person is in sleeping position<\/p>\n<p>~ Oral Cancer \u2013 Gums and oral tissues with white spots; MUST last for at least two weeks or more<\/p>\n<p>~ Leukemia \u2013 Bright red and swollen gums; differentiated from diabetes via blood test<\/p>\n<p>~ Osteoporosis \u2013 Black spots that denote air pockets and dead bone; show up on X-rays<\/p>\n<p>~ Stress \u2013 Cracked teeth or gums that have contracted away from teeth (can develop into infection)<\/p>\n<p>~ Sleep Apnea \u2013 Swollen gums and tongue in areas which air passes through<\/p>\n<p>~ Pregnancy \u2013 Swollen gums could imply hormonal changes<\/p>\n<p>~ Bulimia \u2013 Paper-thin front teeth; most enamel worn down; different from acid reflux since it affects different teeth<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the mouth can display ailments are not even related to the mouth or mouth areas. That is why dentists must be fully trained to know what these signs are and what they mean. 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The following are a few examples of why dentists should remember that their job is not only about filling cavities, but also about understanding the clues the mouth gives about the overall health of a patient: ~ Heart Disease \u2013 Bright &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/gum-disease-2\/your-mouth-can-tell-alot-about-you\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Your Mouth Can tell alot about You!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[396],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gum-disease-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1371,"href":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370\/revisions\/1371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.basrai.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}