Oral Care; Helps Prevent Dental Disease and Bad Breath and Maintain Oral Health
Oral Care is important to maintain healthy teeth, gums, and tongue. Oral problems such as tooth decay, dry mouth, cold sores, bad breath, and thrush can be treated with proper diagnosis and care. Tooth decay is one of the most common oral diseases in the world. Oral care is important because it reveals a lot about a person's health. Gum disease increases risk of serious health problems such as preterm labor, poorly controlled diabetes, heart attack, and stroke. Thus, it is important that oral hygiene be carried out on a regular basis to enable prevention of dental disease and bad breath. Oral health is a significant factor affecting older peoples' quality of life, overall health and wellbeing. Oral cancers, dry mouth, gum disease, tooth decay, and tooth loss are commonly experienced oral problems by older people. Oral Care is very important for dental health, avoiding gum disease and maintaining gums. Oral hygiene also plays a part in maintaining good oral hea...