articles.sfgate.com— Troubled teeth and gums aren't always just a dental problem. Sometimes they indicate deeper issues, and dentists are increasingly picking up the clues.
Feb 4, 2010View in Crawl 4
no...it's because the oral mucosa regenerates faster than most other tissues in the body (ever get a burn or cut in your mouth? they heal much faster than a normal wound) so the symptoms are more evident there.
Makes you wonder why your teeth are treated separately from the rest of your body. Probably not the best idea. When you go in for a yearly physical, why don't they also clean your teeth right there? Think how many millions of hours of lost productivity we lose by making people schedule two separate appointments.
tovarish22Feb 5, 2010
Anytime a leukemia patient has an open wound (such as having a tooth pulled), there is a risk of opportunistic infection and death.
sethisastudFeb 5, 2010
no...it's because the oral mucosa regenerates faster than most other tissues in the body (ever get a burn or cut in your mouth? they heal much faster than a normal wound) so the symptoms are more evident there.
porkchoppowerFeb 5, 2010
Spot on!
buckrogers1965Feb 5, 2010
Makes you wonder why your teeth are treated separately from the rest of your body. Probably not the best idea. When you go in for a yearly physical, why don't they also clean your teeth right there? Think how many millions of hours of lost productivity we lose by making people schedule two separate appointments.
newerakbFeb 5, 2010
Crazy. Just earlier this week I was at the dentist and he was inspecting my receding gums and jaw popping and determined that I swallow wrong.<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue_thrust" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue_thrust</a>
localdentistryFeb 26, 2010
I fully agree with the author that sometimes teeth uncover other illnesses.In my practice I had a lot of such examples.I am dentist in Clapham.<a class="user" href="http://dentistinclapham.com/" rel="nofollow">http://dentistinclapham.com/</a>