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It is all connected and it is never one thing! At Inspired Dental Wellness we are not only looking for the connections within your body but within the community with other health practitioners.

We take thorough medical histories because oral health is part of your overall health. Heart disease, diabetes, pre-term birth risk, and Alzheimer’s Disease have been shown to have connections with dental disease.

We screen for blood pressure because you are often seeing us more than your primary care provider, and high blood pressure usually is asymptomatic so we may be the first to raise awareness that there may be a problem.

We do oral cancer and airway screenings on all patients because we are the most ideal practitioners to be looking for early signs and symptoms of both oral cancer and sleep disordered breathing.

How we breathe matters. People who often breathe through their mouth instead of their nose have drier mouths which changes the oral microbiome. People who are breathing badly at night or have sleep disordered breathing are often higher risk for oral and systemic inflammation and disease (see Airway Health for more).

We are looking for the root cause because simply filling the cavity or fixing the broken tooth does not address what caused it to decay or break in the first place. People often do not know that cavity-causing bacteria produces holes in the teeth because it likes to eat the same carbohydrates that we do. Or that our tooth is like our fingernail… there is a space between the tooth and the gums just like there is between the finger and the nail. That space can fill with bacteria and cause inflammation or swollen gums that bleed when brushing or flossing. The way the teeth fit together may cause an issue or grinding at night may be contributing to broken teeth and struggle to breathe at night may be part of the problem.

Mental wellness is also important. A healthy smile can change someone’s confidence and even personality. Breathing and sleep can play a role. Even the gut microbiome (that start in the mouth) can play a role!

It’s all connected, and it’s never one thing! Are you ready to start your journey? Schedule and initial comprehensive exam today.