Poor Oral Hygiene

When you are under stress and experience mood changes, you may want to skip your oral hygiene habits.  It is so important to keep your mouth, teeth and gums clean, or your oral health with suffer.  If you already have gum disease, then you will worsen the problem.  If you have a healthy mouth, then you run the risk of developing gum disease or an increase in cavities.

Also, when you are under stress, you may develop unhealthy eating habits. These bad habits increase the risk of cavities, not to mention the risk to your over-all good health.

Remember, too, that when stress causes you to skip those good oral hygiene habits, you will develop bad breath and dirty teeth. Kemp Orthodontics wants to remind you of the importance of good oral hygiene. A beautiful smile begins with healthy teeth and gums.