When the balance of healthy to unhealthy bacteria is upset by poor mouth hygiene, a number of conditions can ensue, including inflammation of the gums, periodontal disease, dental caries, overgrowth of candida (thrush) and painful mouth ulcers. Advertisement Advertisement Dental caries, as well as being uncomfortable, can affect the ability to chew, make the teeth look unsightly and result in expensive dentist treatments. What’s more, more than 60 studies from around the world have linked gum disease with cancers of the mouth and throat as well as cancer of the bowel .
The chronic inflammation caused by unclean teeth and gums is also a catalyst for chronic disease elsewhere in the body, particularly dementia , diabetes, arthritis and heart disease . Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. We all know that brushing our teeth helps improve oral health but it’s not as simple as that.
The timing in relation to meals matters, as does other cleaning methods and what we eat and drink. Dr Naser Godarzi is a Master of Science in Oral surgery and dentistry who now heads one of the UK’s most prestigious dental practices in Harley Street. This is what he does himself and recommends to his patients: Bacteria will multiply overnight in mouth.
If you eat without brushing you will consume a large portion of these whi.
