Visit a Henderson, Texas Dentist If You Have These Symptoms or Health Problems

You can improve your oral health by keeping your diet healthy and drinking plenty of water, brushing and flossing your teeth regularly, and visiting our Henderson, Texas dentist office for a regular dental cleaning and examination.  Doing so can work to prevent tooth decay and gum disease.  However, there are other oral health conditions that you should watch for.  They include -

• If you have a virus or bacterial infection, you can develop sialadenitis in which your salivary glands become inflamed. As a result, you may feel tenderness, soreness or pain.  This is a treatable condition so call our office if you are experiencing these symptoms.
• Everyone has some level of the candida fungus in their mouth and body.  As long as you are otherwise healthy, it should remain under control. However, certain medications like antibiotics can throw off the balance and cause you to develop thrush.  This is a common condition in babies that are nursing while their mothers are on antibiotics. To prevent the condition, drink plenty of water and take probiotics to help your body to stay balanced.
• Canker sores. As a Henderson, Texas dentist, we see a lot of patients with canker sores.  One of the common causes is eating food that is very acidic or high in sugar. Otherwise, you can develop canker sores as a side effect of other health conditions or being overly stressed.
• Cold sores. Contagious cold sores or fever blisters can spread from person to person in your home.  This makes it important to not share cups or utensils and to wash hands any time that a cold sore is touched.

Tips for Improving Your Oral Health

• Stay healthy in general. If you are not well physically, your oral health will also suffer. Take vitamins, get plenty of rest, and do your best to remain stress-free so that your physical and oral health can benefit.
• Use a clean toothbrush. As a dentist, we recommend that you replace your toothbrush at least every three months.  If your toothbrush smells, is dirty or you have recently been sick, you could be spreading bacteria throughout your mouth every time that you brush.
• Drink more water. Keeping your mouth moist can work to prevent dry mouth. Drink water throughout the day and your oral health will improve.
• Eat a healthy diet. When you eat a diet containing lean protein, dairy products, crunchy vegetables and green leafy vegetables, nuts, and complex carbohydrates, you can help to remineralize your teeth.  This will strengthen them and reduce the likelihood of you developing cavities.

Focus On Your Overall Health

As your Henderson, Texas dentist, we are focused on helping you to be as healthy as possible. Your oral health and overall health are closely intertwined so by visiting our office regularly and calling if you have any oral health problems, you're also going to be helping the rest of your body.  Feel free to call our office anytime that you have a question or concern and we will schedule an examination for you. Working together, we can help you and your family to live a healthy lifestyle.