Why Dental Care Is Crucial For Diabetes Patients

Posted by ridgetopdental on April 13th, 2016

Tooth decay is a common problem both in adults and children. While everyone is at risk of tooth decay, the people suffering from diabetes are particularly at high risk for these complications. If you have frequent gum swelling with pus, increased bone loss in a short duration of time, and gum disease not responding to normal treatment, then you better consult a good dentist in Whitefield as this can be a sign of diabetes and you may need to see a General Practitioner too. So, read on to find out how diabetes can affect your dental health.

Periodontal Diseases in diabetics

Periodontal disease or gum disease is caused by an infection that destroys the bone surrounding and supporting your teeth. It is more common and severe in people with poorly controlled diabetes. This is because they have lower resistance to infection and poor healing capacity.

What needs to be done?

It is important to look after your oral health and control your blood glucose levels to prevent gum disease. Brush your teeth after every meal, floss your mouth and see your dentist in ulsoor regularly in order to insure your gum disease is under control.

Tooth decay in diabetics

Bacteria in the mouth interact with starches and sugars in food to form plaque on your teeth. In diabetics, the increased blood sugar level increases your risk of tooth decay.

What needs to be done?

To reduce the bacteria in your mouth you can rinse your mouth with a good quality mouthwash. If you have less bacteria you will have less disease or fewer complications. Also, you need to brush after every meal and floss your teeth.

Oral fungal infections in diabetics

Oral fungal infection is caused by an overgrowth of the yeast, Candida albicans which occurs naturally in our mouth. High glucose levels in saliva due to diabetes can cause poor resistance to infection and dry mouth and can contribute to Oral fungal infection or Oral Thrush. It can be easily identified as it produces glossy white or red patches (resembling milk curds) in the mouth that can be wiped away to reveal red tissue that may bleed easily.

What needs to be done?

Good mouth hygiene and good control of diabetes (blood glucose level) is critical to successfully treating oral fungal infection. Ridgetop Dental International Pvt Ltd’s invisible braces in bangalore has a panel of expert dentists who can help you get rid of oral infections and prevent them in future.

Dry mouth in diabetics

A symptom of undetected diabetes is dry mouth which can be due to drying of the mucus membranes owing to high blood sugar, lack of hydration and/or diabetic neuropathy which weakens the function of the salivary glands thereby decreasing the production of saliva.

What needs to be done?

Keep your blood glucose levels under control, drink plenty of water and chew sugar-free gum to stimulate saliva production.

If you have diabetes then you need to take extra care of your dental health because even an innocent looking tartar in your mouth can lead to major health complications.

So, if you have any of the above complications, visit Ridgetop Dental International Pvt Ltd’s centre for cosmetic and advanced dentistry and keep dental diseases at bay.

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