Good dental health is more than a pretty smile.
It is recommended that dental care begin at an early age. Primary teeth are important because they are the teeth you have when you first start to eat, speak and develop a self-image, and they are critical in maintaining space for permanent teeth. Your mouth is not healthy if you have teeth that are missing, painful or broken — or if your gums are sore, swollen or have sores.
Teeth help you to chew food by breaking the food into smaller particles. Teeth, along with saliva, are the first step in digesting food. Are you avoiding healthy foods because you are not able to properly chew food due to pain or because you are missing teeth? Improperly chewing foods due to dental issues can also cause digestive problems. Our teeth are each shaped differently, depending on their function, and they are all important for chewing.
