By Dr. Fanar Swaida<\/p>\nA<\/span>ging is commonly associated with declining health<\/a>. There lies limited moveability and depleting energy levels for a significant population. This negatively impacts independence, career, and social networks.<\/p>\n Studies on aging suggest that health-promoting behaviors like robust physical exercises<\/a> and intellectual activities promote positivity. In addition, a sense of well-being promotes a positive attitude towards aging despite long-term health problems and physical disability.<\/p>\n Aging affects different parts of the human body, including the mouth. The functioning of lips, teeth, and other related structures is integral to general health.<\/p>\n Oral disease can affect activities related to the mouth, including speaking, chewing, swallowing, and smiling. It can also have a local, systemic, and even psychological impact, leading to anxiety or depression.<\/p>\n People consider dental illnesses less significant with aging, believing general health is deteriorating and dental ailments are trivial.<\/p>\n However, a simple daily routine for optimum oral health marks the foundation of healthy aging.<\/p>\n It’s entirely possible that people may start losing their teeth by the age of 45. So, oral hygiene routines in such scenarios may vary.<\/p>\n Additional care for the false teeth\/denture supplements routine oral hygiene. Equally important is the diet an individual follows.<\/p>\n Poor oral health affects the strength of aging adults and increases vulnerability. The most important link that may justify such a connection is diet.<\/p>\n Based on several studies, seven food groups are tagged as healthy \u2013 meat, fish, dairy, vegetables, fruits, legumes, and nuts. Consuming more of these foods reduces the incidence of heart disease, stroke, or cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n However, people with poorer oral health eat less healthy food, resulting in weakness. Research from a Canadian population suggests a strong and independent association of poor oral health with weakness. Improving oral health services throughout the lifetime as people age can improve overall health outcomes.<\/p>\n Here is a list of oral health-related problems that can occur with aging:<\/p>\n A few among them are interrelated, systemic conditions that can occur with aging, and some medications for managing them cause dry mouth. Subsequently, it can increase tooth decay, and gum disease, resulting in toothache or broken teeth.<\/p>\n All these concerns need dental services. Few are popular in the late 40s.<\/p>\n Among all the dental services, teeth whitening<\/a> has become increasingly popular. Substantial success with it in dental offices is owing to the cosmetic concerns in modern society. Even studies indicate tooth whitening positively changes perceptions in their late 40s. They became more satisfied with their tooth color.<\/p>\n SDF (Silver-diamine-fluoride) is used to treat increased tooth decay. It arrests the spread of decay. Silver exerts an anti-bacterial action, and fluoride starts remineralizing the cavities.<\/p>\n The primary use of SDF is in deeper cavities of crowns, root decay near the gum lines, and sensitive teeth. The only drawback is the black discoloration after application.<\/p>\n Regularly visiting the dental office for a hygiene appointment or check-ups with a gum specialist helps prevent and treat gum disease. The check-ups can help maintain healthy bones surrounding the teeth. And in turn, they have more needed reasons for healthy aging.<\/p>\n Multiple diseases are interlinked with gum and general health, and maintenance of oral health results in smiling teeth.<\/p>\n As people age, a positive outlook, a daily oral hygiene routine, a healthy diet, and regular dental visits all contribute to achieving optimal oral health.<\/p>\n Achieving optimal oral health as you age<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176,178],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fall-2023","category-fall-2023-columns"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14184"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14471,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14184\/revisions\/14471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Daily Routine for a Healthy Mouth in Adults<\/a><\/h3>\n
Oral hygiene practice for natural teeth encompasses:<\/h3>\n
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Diet Change in 45+ Aged Adults<\/h3>\n
Oral Health Concerns in the Late 40s and Above<\/h3>\n
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Popular Dental Services in the Late 40s and Beyond<\/h3>\n
Teeth Whitening<\/h4>\n
Treatment of Tooth Decay<\/h4>\n
Treatment of Gum Disease<\/h4>\n
Dr. Fanar Swaida is a dentist located with Trafalgar Dental<\/a> & Rockwest Dental<\/a> in Mississauga Ontario Canada.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"