Here is a very interesting article published by CNN. How often do you see your physician? How often do you see your dentist?
Seeing your dentist regularly can enhance your overall health
More often than not people answer, whenever I’m sick to the first question and every six months to the second. This dynamic creates a unique opportunity for your dental professionals to one of the first health care providers to pick up on changes in your overall health. A fact that is surprising to many people is that numerous systemic diseases manifest themselves in the oral environment in unique ways. In combination with your periodic oral evaluation you routinely see us taking your blood pressure and updating your medical history to include new medications. By doing this on a semiannual basis, some underlying conditions may make themselves apparent earlier than they would normally. This is not
to say that your dentist is taking the place of your physician but with the frequency in which people see their dentist we have a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between your primary care visits and dental visits. Check out the article and we look forward to seeing you at your next visit.
Many factors have helped improve our health such as regular medical care, exercise, a healthy diet, and timely screening tests.
Thats a real tough decision to make. i hope my richmond dentist does mine with careful considerations on that matter
Many people who are missing a single tooth opt for a fixed bridge; but a bridge may require the cutting down of healthy, adjacent teeth that may or may not need to be restored in the future.