TELL US YOUR ORAL HISTORY!

At Family Dentistry in Newburgh, Indiana,  we want to know your oral history.  The oral history that we are referring to is what your mouth is telling us about your whole body.  If you have been reading our blogs the last few weeks, you will continue to learn what the mouth can tell us about your overall health.  Again, most do not realize what Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, and Hart are observing when they look inside your mouth.  Anemia which may be when your body does not have enough iron can be seen with a smooth, flat tongue.   Dark red patches under the tongue may indicate that the body is deficient with vitamin B12.  Kawasaki disease which is an inflammation of blood vessels may show a “strawberry” looking tongue with red bumps.  Nodules and ulcerations on the tongue may be an early sign of sarcoidosis, an inflammation of the organs.  So when the dentists look inside your mouth and examine your tongue, now you know a few of the symptoms that they are looking for in your oral history.  Call us at 812-853-3313 to make your appointment to stay healthy!