Is that Career affecting your oral health badly?
Dentistry . Preventive Dentistry . Uncategorized
What would be coming to your mind when it tells about poor dental care..
Not brushing enough, eating too much candy and avoiding the dentist all come to mind.
Now to this list we can add one more point “ your job”. Researchers proven that some occupations have negative impact on teeth,by increasing your chances of cavities or cancer..
No one : Dehydration
Did you know that dehydration leads to bad breath, tooth decay and even gum disease? Most of the workers estimated to work at least slightly dehydrated which is not a good situation for oral health. Most of the risk is for outside worker like construction, forestry, mining, agriculture, gardening and landscaping, athletics, firefighting, military . But even desk workers should take care to consume enough water.
No Two: Smoking
A number of occupations like mining, construction, food service, waste management, real estate, manufacturing, retail have a higher volume of smokers. May be a quick smoke the best way to release stress or to consider your daily cigarettes? Smoking is the one of the top risk factors for oral cancer; it also promotes bad breath, gum disease and cavities.
No Three: Dental injuries
Whether from a fall, a misuse of equipment or workplace violence, dental injuries can pose a threat in a wide range of industries. Work-related dental injuries include chipped or cracked teeth, tooth loss and jaw trauma leading to temporomandibular disorders (TMJ). Mostly these happens in health care and social assistance, transportation and warehousing, security, athletic sectors.
No Four: Tooth pressure
High or low altitude environments can take a toll on your teeth. Air within the teeth contacts or expands, causing severe pain and even weakening fillings, crowns and dentures. Known as “tooth squeeze” this hazard primarily affects pilots, climbers and underwater divers.
No Five: Alcohol
Like tobacco, alcohol is linked to oral cancer, tooth decay and gum disease and your risk is multiplied if you smoke and drink at the same time. Even if you don’t drink on the job, a number of industries are linked to high alcohol consumption and alcoholism like mining, construction, hotels and restaurants, arts and entertainment, bartending, music, gardening, agriculture
No Six: Tooth grinding and jaw pain
If you ride a tractor or use a jackhammer, you might have to worry about “occupational” bruxism jobs that make you grind your teeth. But even if you’re an indoor worker, you might be at risk for bruxism and related temporomandibular disorders (TMJ). In a surprising twist, working in dentistry actually poses a higher risk for bruxism and TMJ than most industries and the high-tech sector like technology, dentistry, agriculture, construction is similarly dangerous.
