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Bengaluru: Oral health isn’t just about brushing your teeth twice a day. Most importantly, it is about chewing your food, say dentists in the city as they see a rising number of patients with crooked teeth, underdeveloped facial bones, and even obesity as a result.A major reason for people failing to chew food is a no-brainer — gadget addiction, because of which they eat mindlessly. In fact, this matter occupies the centre stage of dental discussions on the occasion of World Oral Health Day, being observed with the theme, ‘A happy mouth…is a happy body’ by World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. “When you chew your food well, the salivary enzyme coats the food in your mouth and reaches the stomach to start the digestive process. But lack of chewing prevents this coating, and as a result, people overeat as the digestive process isn’t triggered,” said Dr Vinod Kumar R, root canal specialist and cosmetic dentist, Roots Dental, Cunningham Road.Dr Hetal Popat, associate clinical director, Smylife Dental on Sarjapur Road, said: “The mouth, like other areas of the body, is full of germs. While good oral care can keep germs under control, there are times germs can reach levels that might lead to infections, such as tooth decay and gum disease. Not taking proper care of the mouth can result in gum disease (periodontitis), cardiovascular diseases, pregnancy and birth complications, endocarditis and pneumonia.” Stating that crooked teeth may be partly impacted by mastication (process of chewing food), Dr Phebe Nagabhairava, prosthodontist and oral health dentist, Trustwell Hospitals, said lack of mastication is among the top problems she has encountered in her profession, besides oral cancer, general oral hygiene and grinding of teeth due to stress. “It isn’t just children who are impacted by the lack of proper chewing of food, but also the elderly. When geriatric patients struggle with chewing because of loss of teeth, and neglect it or don’t replace them, they develop digestive issues. Absorption of food reduces and thereby, their muscle mass. Eventually, they reduce food intake and that leads to many other weaknesses,” she explained. Dr Vijayshankar L Virupaksha, of AME’s Dental College and Hospital in Raichur, highlighted that untreated oral diseases are associated with heart disease and increased risk of stroke. “Most oral health conditions are largely preventable, putting the power to make a positive change in our hands. Oral health is a basic human right and needs to be realised. The govt, public and dentists must work to eliminate the disparities so that by 2030, oral health is a right accessible to all,” he said.



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