Oral hygiene is applied through many simple and easy-to-manage procedures, such as: Brushing after each meal; floss and interdental brush; maintain a balanced diet; do not consume caffeine and alcoholic beverages; use a mouthwash that helps control and prevent bad breath; visit the dentist at least once a year.
If you do not comply with the above suggestions to maintain a healthy mouth, you could suffer from pathologies related to lack of hygiene. One of them is pain in the teeth, being the main difficulty of most people with poor oral hygiene, you can also create caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, periapical abscesses, breakage or loosening of teeth, infections that they can spread, etc.
Toothaches can include fever, headache, inflammation or pain in the floor or cavernous sinus of the mouth, and impaired vision. The main complications that cause toothache involve the spread of infection. Infection in the upper parts can cause sinusitis or spread to a major vein at the base of the brain and cause cavernous sinus thrombosis. On the other hand, if the infection is in the lower part, it can spread to the area under the tongue and cause Ludwig’s angina.
Life-threatening conditions requiring immediate treatment include cavernous sinus thrombosis and Ludwig’s angina.
Other diseases due to poor oral hygiene and that may be related to diseases of the rest of the body we have:
Cardiovascular diseases, digestive problems, cancer and Alzheimer’s. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to enjoy good oral hygiene.
Older people tend to develop cavities on the root surfaces due to gum deterioration and dry mouth.
For the treatment of toothache, they are usually the following: Analgesics to reduce pain momentarily while going to the dentist and antibiotics that are used in disorders such as abscesses, pericoronitis or cellulitis. The rare cases of cavernous sinus thrombosis or Ludwig’s angina require immediate hospitalization.
Protect your teeth with a safe and continuous hygiene routine.
