Patient Education

The Growing Understanding of the Oral Health/Mental Health Link

Of all the fields of medical science, mental health tends to be one of the most sorely neglected. Every year people who could sorely use proper treatment at the hands of a therapist are unable to receive it. How does this connect to oral health? Mental health concerns can touch every area of our lives, and that includes our oral health. Unmanaged mental health concerns tend to correlate strongly to failing health and neglect of dental hygiene. There is growing evidence that mental concerns can be impacted by uncontrolled periodontal disease through the spread of infection in the bloodstream.

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