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🦷 How Your Oral Health Affects Your Gut

  🧠 Your Gut Health Might Start With Your Teeth When was the last time you visited your dentist before something started hurting? If your answer is “can’t remember,” you’re not alone. But here's the plot twist: ignoring your teeth doesn’t just mess with your smile, it could be messing with your gut , too. This World Oral Health Day, Prof Seow Liang Lin , Dean of the School of Dentistry at IMU University , is flipping the script on how we view oral hygiene. According to her, there’s a strong (and often overlooked) link between oral and gut health and it could be impacting more than just your breath. 🔗 The Mouth Gut Connection: Explained We tend to treat the mouth and gut like they’re on totally different teams. But in reality? They’re close collaborators, especially when bacteria get involved. “Bacteria from gum disease can survive the stomach’s harsh environment and affect the balance of good gut bacteria,” said Prof Seow. This means: Oral bacteria can cause gut infl...
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Your Dentist, Your Friend

An aversion to dental check-ups is common, but avoiding them can lead to a lifetime of poor oral health. Building a positive and lasting relationship is the key to turning things around, says Prof Seow Liang Lin, Dean, School of Dentistry of IMU University. Everyone knows they should get their teeth checked at least once a year, but how many do? After all, if it doesn’t hurt, there’s really no need is there? Prof Seow Liang Lin Sadly, too many people feel this way, which allows small problems to escalate into bigger issues. At the end of the day, by the time most adults drag their feet to the dentists, they are in considerable pain or having functional issues, and the problem requires more extensive corrective action, which usually results in more pain and higher costs. Besides dental decay, gum disease is also prevalent among adults as well as older persons, leading to loosening of teeth and eventual tooth loss. This further reinforces the perception that visits to the dentists are u...
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