Why Visiting A Dentist Could Save Your Life

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It's widely known that when it comes to finding a world-class dentist London is one of the best places to go, and certainly those people who live in or near the capital are in an excellent position to be able to benefit from some of the best dental care in the country.

But a very strange statistic is that in the UK less than half of those people who live in or near London visit a dentist every year. The same picture is true across the country, with around half of the country failing to visit a dentist regularly.

This in itself might be of some concern, since oral hygiene and health ought to be considered of more importance, but there is a very serious side to failing to visit a dentist, London or anywhere else in the UK for that matter, because the truth is that your very life may well depend upon it.

That may seem like a rather bold statement is to make, and many people assume that visiting a dentist is simply about having your teeth thoroughly cleaned, checked, any old fillings replaced, crowns fitted or having other bits of work done. Very few of us relish the idea of sitting back in the dentist's chair, opening wide and then letting the dentist loses in our mouths with a selection of tools that look as though they been picked up from a local DIY store.

But not only is modern dentistry very much more sophisticated and patient oriented than it may well have been years ago, and certainly when it comes to visiting a dentist, London has extremely sophisticated dental surgeries now, visiting the dentist regularly is about much more that simply a few fillings, sorting out a bit of a plaque buildup, or checking one of two old crowns. Your dentist could well save your life, but only if you turn up on a regular basis.

So what is this all about, saving lives? The uncomfortable and unpleasant truth is that mouth cancer, or oral cancer, is one of the fastest growing forms of cancer in the UK, especially amongst younger people. A great deal of attention is spent each year on cervical cancer, and a great deal of attention is spent on testicular cancer as well, yet in the UK mouth cancer kills more people than cervical cancer and testicular cancer combined.

Often it is the case that the first you know that there is something wrong in your mouth, it's already too late to treat it with a reasonable probability of success. However, because your dentist is able to check your mouth thoroughly, they will carry out checks, and will almost certainly be able to identify any potential problems early enough that they can be treated. It really can be the case that visiting a dentist, London, could save your life, and not just your smile.