Individuals suffering with mental health challengings may experince a decline in thier overall health. Your
struggles may stop you from taking care of your oral hygeine as you normally would. Mental health
challenges such as bulemia or anorexia, eating disorders are especially harmful for your mouth.
Bulemia also known as a binge eating is when individuals consume a large amount of food in one sitting
and vomit it. This constant vomiting is causing the acidic contents of the stomach to enter the mouth. The
acidic contents will eventually begin to wear down the enamel of your teeth. This can give you sensitivty,
cavities and bad breath. Anorexia also known as self starvation is when individuals go long periods of
time without consuming the adequete amount the body requires. This reduces the amount of essential
nutreints your body needs, this also imapacts the mineral levels in saliva that is essentail to keeping your
teeth healthy.
Mental issues like depression and anxiety may also stop you from regualry brushinga and flossing your
teeth. These task may seem tedious and overwhelming to somoenone who is already struglling with thier
mental health.
Taking the step to come to the dentist to get the oral pain treated or to simply get your smile better may
seem overwhelming and scary. But here at the Smile Team, we create a enviroment free of judgement,
where you can feel comfortable and welcomed. Our goal is to provide all our clients with the customized
care they need. Our dentist can also refer you to dietations, phycologist and any other professional help
you may require.
We are open Mondays to Saturdays and speak GUJRATI, HINDI, URDU, TAGALOG and ARABIC. ou
can reach our family dental care office in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, by calling 416-546-5599
(https://smileteamtoronto.ca/contact/)
