Hospital & Healthcare Management March 27, 2024
Do you care about your oral health? You should not only because healthy teeth and gums mean a good smile. Modern scientific research provides evidence that your oral health is directly connected with your overall well-being. Thus, the relationship between oral and overall health is rather underlooked.
The Mouth-Body Connection
Doesn’t it always seem to you that when you go to a doctor for a regular checkup, he or she always asks to “open your mouth wide” and take a look in there? There is a very good reason for that – the mouth can be actually seen as the “window” from which an individual’s health can be assessed. Most systemic diseases and conditions often first appear in the mouth.
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