Dentist saves life
Not a year goes by where a routine dental exam and visit saves a persons life
And not a year goes by where an unfortunate soul passes away from an infection, cancer, etc., that a routine visit to their dentist could have prevented
The mouth is a window to our body, and with proper evaluation, a dentist can help detect infections that can spread anywhere from the heart, to the brain. In addition, there are many cancers that can be prevented from become deadly with proper dental intervention. And as this article discusses, there are many systemic and auto immune diseases that have early manifestations in and around the mouth.
So don’t put off your check up, it could one day save your life