What Can a Dentist Learn About your General Health?

Dentists can be good for keeping up with your general health, as well as assessing how healthy your teeth and mouth are. They can tell a surprising amount from just examining your mouth and you could end up being more in the know about how healthy you are as a person. These are some of the things a dentist can identify for you:

• Oral cancer. Often the early signs will be very small, like a little blister or sore on the mouth or inside the cheeks. A dentist is much more likely to spot it than you are.
• Stress. People suffering from stress will often clench or grind their teeth. Dentists can help you to realise you are doing this and find ways to solve it.
• Bad breath. This could be a sign of problems with your digestive system. If you’ve been living with it for a while, you may not notice it.