When it comes to oral health, more often than not, the gums get overlooked. People tend to focus on getting healthy good looking teeth, forgetting about the gums. Taking care of your gums, however, is just as important as it is to do the same for your teeth. The same bacteria that weakens and destroys the tooth enamel can also cause gum disease. Unlike teeth related issues, gum diseases can easily go unnoticed until severe symptoms such as sore gums, bleeding, and bad breath begin to show up.
It is normal to get the jitters before or during a visit to the dentist. This can however be a case of dentist anxiety which is worse than the normal fear. It may end up being the reason behind avoiding dental visits altogether. This is not good as it will stand in the way of you getting the necessary dental checkups and treatments. This will have consequences not only on your oral health but also your general body health.
Dentistry is a vast field where orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics are the specialities. They focus on proper alignment of the teeth and various dental arches - maxilla, and mandible. Both practices include appropriate diagnosis, prevention, interception, correction, and treatment of other dental abnormalities.