{"id":3500,"date":"2024-05-05T18:28:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T18:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweettoothdentalak.us\/?page_id=3500"},"modified":"2024-05-05T20:18:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T20:18:12","slug":"mouth-body-connection-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sweettoothdentalak.us\/?page_id=3500","title":{"rendered":"Mouth &#038; Body Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][tm_heading custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Poppins%3A300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; text=&#8221;Mouth &amp; Body Connection&#8221;][tm_spacer size=&#8221;lg:40&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweettoothdentalak.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/tl4-300x201.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweettoothdentalak.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/tl4-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sweettoothdentalak.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/tl4.webp 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][tm_spacer size=&#8221;lg:40&#8243;][vc_column_text]The mouth is a gateway to the body.\u00a0 Research has linked poor oral health to various systemic health issues, such as heart attack, stroke, aspiration pneumonia, Alzheimer&#8217;s and certain types of cancer.\u00a0 Proper oral hygiene can mitigate the onset of numerous diseases.\u00a0 However, many in the geriatric population suffer from advanced tooth decay and\/or gum disease leading to tooth loss.\u00a0 The absence of quality dental hygiene care in elders, disabled or those who suffer with mobility can seriously affect their quality of life.\u00a0 Poor oral health leads to mental conditions such as depression and isolation.\u00a0 Oral pain leads to poor nutrition, weight loss and other immune system difficulties.\u00a0 Increasing need for medications causes adverse side effects, such as xerostomia (dry mouth).\u00a0 This condition (or side effect) can be so severe it causes difficulty chewing, swallowing, and speaking.\u00a0 Early detection can help diminish those effects.\u00a0 Proper dental hygiene care and routine dental cleanings are necessary for prevention.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweettoothdentalak.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12655091-mouth-body-connection-infographic-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweettoothdentalak.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12655091-mouth-body-connection-infographic-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.sweettoothdentalak.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12655091-mouth-body-connection-infographic-600x776.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweettoothdentalak.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/12655091-mouth-body-connection-infographic.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][tm_heading custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; 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