oral health quality of life?
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ABSOULTLY!!!\nYou can suffer major health problems if you don't maintaine your Oral hyg. ie: Heart problems, misscarges.\nBut also you feel better as a person..EVERBODY likes to be around someone with a healthy smile :) Bush 2x daily, Floss 2x daily you will feel great! and only takes 10 min a day!
127756
Yeah, and now there is some new-fangled gum recommended for the purpose... Trident, I think. Helps get the stick bits out from between your teeth, too.\n\nIt isn't a replacement for proper dental hygiene, but if you don't want to carry a tooth brush with you where ever you go, it's awesome.
1041088
contact the british dental hygienist association BDHA they will help you with accurate figures
711018
It's hard to say.  Need more info. on the work you need done.  Not only that, but all area's charge different prices.  \n\nYour best bet is to go to the dentist.  He/She should give you an oral exam and a full mouth series of x-rays to diagnose any problems.\n\n Usually a consult will be free if you plan on having the work done at that office.  A consult will consist of presenting your treatment plan to you, going over it (to make sure you understand why the work needs to be done), and also to discuss payment options.  The office I work in (like many offices) has an intraoral camera which takes still frames of problem areas.  This is a great way to show patients that work is necessary!  \n\nAs a dental assistant....I feel obligated to let you know that oral hygiene is important!  It not only effects your mouth....it can cause other damage to your body.  Brush atleast twice a day and floss once a day.  That is a start....b/c after having alot of work done in your mouth....you want to keep it that way.\n \nSorry I can't help out more than that.
737358
life is better with smile.
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yes...doctors of dental science (DDS)\n\nsure they are respected, generally pretty highly\n\nand many of them make a pretty good living\n\neven if they had the knowledge to treat other than oral diseases, they would be professionally and legally limited to the treatment of diseases or conditions affecting the oral cavity (mouth)\n\ndentists would not be licensed  to treat systemic diseases or conditions affecting the rest of the body\n\nthen there are the specialist dentists that specialize in treating various oral conditions
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it talks about patients with selected medical problems. \n\npatients that have oral manifestations of systemic diseases , oral soft tissue, etc...
967303
it is not all abt having good teeth or bad teeth .. its all abt confidence.. and being happy for what we got.. isnt it?
542710
the war against tooth decay? (they appear to be losing!)
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I have had great results with it.  I started taking it about 25 years ago as a result of gum disease.  I was told I would lose my teeth within a few years and I still have my teeth.  I also understand that it is can be used as a possible preventative for some heart problems.  Common sense dictates that we need to contribute (be pro-active) with the physical care piece rather than just relying on medication for results.
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You have asked a serious question -  so here's a serious answer.  And I apologise for it being a bit lengthy.\n But  let's get the BO bit out of the way first;  I've never heard it said, alleged or reported by any American and if that charge was levelled against me, as an average Brit, I would be seriously very offended. [I might add that I've spent many a journey on the New York subway system where some of my travelling companions were clearly unacquainted with the excellent cleansing qualities of plain old soap!] \n\nNow about the teeth....  this story significantly starts with the outbreak of the Second World War (that's the 1939-45 conflict), when almost all British dentists were called up to serve in the British armed forces, either in their specialism, \nor to be trained as anaesthetists in surgical units.  As a consequence, the few dentists left in the UK to look after the population's teeth were either retired people brought back into practice, or those who were too old for military \nservice.  This meant that dental treatments on offer to ordinary people were restricted to emergency work, and the usual annual inspection, extractions and fillings . Dental health, especially for children, was promoted, but no cosmetic work was, or indeed could be, offered. Hence children from, say, 1939 to the late 1950s had teeth which were relatively healthy, but had never been cosmetically corrected. Thus, a generation of young people grew up with less than a perfect smile.  In their later years, some people sought appropriate treatment and ended up (rather belatedly!) with 'perfect' teeth.  But many others, for what ever reason, e.g., lack of money (don't forget that the UK was absolutely on its knees following WW2), or because they had other priorities, and therefore did not bother with vanity' dental work.\nThus the legend grew that _all_ British people had  (and still have?!) crooked teeth.  Patently not true, of course, but such stories linger on, especially amongst Americans, since it was probably returning US servicemen who started the story after encounters with the 'Got any gum chum?' little English kids!\nHowever, I can compare the teeth of the young members of the American side of my family with those of my British family members, and I can't see any difference in their teeth. However, where I  _do_ see a difference is in the unnaturally perfect front teeth of some American TV newscasters, whose \nveneered and capped teeth flash like ice caps in the Arctic sunshine every time they speak. I don't think many sane Brits would want to look like that - even if it did help to lay to rest the myth to which your question alluded! \nOnce again my apologies for the length of this Answer.
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mouths are dirty\n\nI'd say antibiotics is the most important
795272
i floss 3 times a day sometimes even more! after every meal i brush and floss! It became a habbit now i can't live without that fresh and clean feel in my mouth! But i think i am a little obssesed with my teeth anyway
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I was always taught from the medical perspective that "quality of life" means to be productive. think about life what do we do to live? we eat, drink, walk, talk, work, sing, dance,etc..... if there are things that we take part in, and at some point in time one of these things we enjoy and probably have taken for granted are ripped away from us then we don't have the same quality of life that we had before. Example if this person accepts the job for more money, but less time with children has he or she improved quality of life? well if the person would rather provide for his or her children financially and doesn't mind not seeing them as much then his/her quality of life is improved do to self esteem in being a provider. if this person accepts and it means spending time away from family and it causes problems and/or the person would rather be with family then working OT then the quality of life has decreased do to seperation of family. Therefore I quess the quality of life if given the opportunity is to do things that make us happy and if quality of life changes without our control try to make the best of the situation.
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Yes, but you need to seek periodontal care.  It's not going to get better by itself or just with vitamins.\n\nThe periodontist may end up [squeamish alert] cutting and scaling back your diseased or receding gums a little so that healthy gums can re-grow.  Then things get better, but you still have to take good care of your teeth since you are now prone to these and related problems.  I have had it done, and it hurts, but it is worth it to not have these problems any more.\n\nOf course the best thing would be to avoid periodontal problems in the first place by having good mouth cleaning and brushing habits, and regular dentist visits.  [This is mainly for other readers of this answer].\n\nGood luck!
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Depends on how your teeth are now.  Do you have several teeth that can be saved?  Do you have teeth that are all rotten and need to be extracted?  If you have a mouth full of rotten teeth, and can't save any of them, then of course dentures would be something to consider.  Health wise it is awful to have all of that infection going on in your body, and lets face it rotten teeth look bad and make you smell bad.  However if you only have a few teeth that need pulling and the rest could be saved then I would def. consider that option.  Save as many as you can, and financially can afford too.  Then instead of having no teeth and a denture which sometimes does not fit so well, you can have some of your real teeth and a partial which fits better.  Once you remove all of your teeth the bone starts to disintegrate and you end up with a sunken face, and loss of good chewing ability.  Yes dentures are the only option for many people, but ask most people with complete dentures if they had it to do over again and they could save some of their natural teeth they say they would save what they could.  Dentures can be ill-fitting,hard to adjust too, decreases your sense of taste, rub sores on sensitive gum tissue, sometimes cause a gag reflex in people, and just don't function as well as natural teeth.  You will have to have them relined over the years, and the cheaper ones have a high incidence of breaking or cracking and sometimes can't be repaired without getting a whole new denture.  Yes they can be very nice looking, but what about function?  People have better luck with upper dentures then with lower.  There is more to hold an upper denture in, the palate of the mouth is comp. covered by an upper denture, the suction helps keep it in place.  A lower denture is another matter.  As I said before you lose bone when your teeth are extracted, on the lower all you have left after all of your teeth are removed is a small bony ridge, this is not much to hold a lower denture in place.  Many people have trouble with a lower denture slipping when eating and talking which of course can be quite embarrassing.  Ever seen Americas Funniest Videos when they have the people who have had their dentures slip out?  Not fun.  At least save some of your lower teeth if you can, and then you can have a partial made to hook onto the teeth you have left.  If you can't save too many teeth, then save the lower ones, and have a full upper denture.  If you can save some on the upper and lower, then this is even better.   You may even look into dental implants if you have the money and bone support.  I promise you save what you can, you will be better off in the long run, not only looking good because you still have some teeth and bone support left to give your face some structure, but quality of life as well by being able to eat your food properly and being able to speak well.  Good luck.
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hyperactive,diabetes,tooth problem