Importance of Regular Dental checkups
Regular dental exams are very important not only for good teeth but also for your general health. There are a wide variety of diseases where your dentist can find signs and symptoms by examining your mouth.
Some examples of systemic diseases with signs or symptoms in the oral cavity are syphilis, tuberculosis, measles, herpes, anemia and AIDS.
Other problems that a dentist checks for during a regular exam are physical or chemical irritants such as cheek biting, overgrowth of tissues, drugs or food burns, chewing tobacco lesions, radiation burns, infections of the jaw bone, fungal infections and tumors.
Regular check ups are recommended twice a year for patients with systemic diseases but if more check up visits are needed they should be determined by your dentist.
Some examples of systemic diseases with signs or symptoms in the oral cavity are syphilis, tuberculosis, measles, herpes, anemia and AIDS.
Other problems that a dentist checks for during a regular exam are physical or chemical irritants such as cheek biting, overgrowth of tissues, drugs or food burns, chewing tobacco lesions, radiation burns, infections of the jaw bone, fungal infections and tumors.
Regular check ups are recommended twice a year for patients with systemic diseases but if more check up visits are needed they should be determined by your dentist.