The World Health Organization has warned, not to care about oral health, explaining that oral diseases are a major health burden for many countries, and affect people throughout their lives, causing pain, discomfort, disfigurement and even death..
These diseases share common risk factors with other major noncommunicable diseases. It is estimated that oral diseases affect approximately 3.5 billion people in the world.
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The organization added that untreated dental caries, especially permanent teeth, which are a global burden of disease for the year 2017, explaining that more than 530 million children in the world suffer from dental caries in “milky teeth”.
She emphasized that acute gum disease, which may lead to loss of teeth, is also common, affecting about 10% of the world’s population, and oral cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in some countries in Asia and the Pacific, the treatment of oral health conditions is very expensive and does not It is usually part of universal health coverage in most high-income countries, the average dental treatment is 5%.
She said, most low and middle income countries are unable to provide services to prevent and treat oral health conditions.
The factors that contribute to oral diseases are eating an unhealthy diet rich in sugar, tobacco use and harmful use of alcohol.
Most oral health conditions are largely preventable and treatable in their early stages.
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The burden of oral diseases and other noncommunicable diseases can be alleviated with public health interventions, by addressing common risk factors.
Among these interventions are:
First: a balanced diet.
By eating healthy foods, including vegetables and fruits.
Second: Reducing the intake of sugars.
In order to prevent tooth decay and loss in early life.
Third: Eat enough vegetables and fruits.
Which may contribute to the prevention of oral cancer.
Fourth: Reducing smoking and smokeless tobacco.
Reducing alcohol consumption in order to reduce the risk of oral cancer.
Fifth: Encouraging the use of the necessary protective equipment.
When exercising and driving vehicles in order to reduce the risk of facial injury.
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