Learning about your oral health and how to proactively maintain a healthy, happy smile is vital to your entire well being. The caring and professional team at Burtch Dental enjoys educating our clients to help them understand which symptoms and warning signs need to be treated. Once you obtain optimum oral health, it is essential to know how to maintain it at home, in between your dental appointments.
Oral Health Symptoms
Our mouth and the oral mucosa is a sensitive environment. It is essential to take excellent care of our oral health to ensure our entire system is not exposed to bacteria we are digesting. Improper brushing, flossing and swishing with mouthwash to remove biofilm and sticky plaque on a daily basis can lead to us ingesting this detrimental substance instead. Burtch Dental cares about all facets of your smile. We can easily irritate our teeth, gums and tongue in a variety of ways including:
- Brushing too hard with our toothbrush
- Eating and drinking hot beverages and burning the mouth
- Canker sores
- Bacterial overload from lack of flossing
- Gingivitis and periodontal disease
Source: Burtch Dental
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