6. Untreated Dental Problems
It’s recommended that you see your dentist at least once every few months. Even if you don’t think there’s anything wrong with your dental health, it can be important to have this confirmed by your doctor or medical professional – and while it’s true that a lot of people are scared of seeing a dentist, it’s also true that it’s a lot scarier to your health to avoid seeing the dentist because it could hide important health issues that should have been treated.
Any untreated dental problems put you at risk of developing further and more serious health issues as a possible result, one of which can be mouth or tongue cancer. Never leave issues that can affect your health either undiagnosed or untreated: This has the potential to leave your health worse off and only increases your risk.
Untreated dental problems could be anything from a root canal that you haven’t had done through to dental work that you’ve just left for too long.